Suburb report · WA 6164
Success
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Population
13,486
Success suburb profile
Who lives in Success
At 22km from the Perth CBD, Success belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. With 13,486 residents, Success is in the largest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, well above the 4,682 of the median suburb. By population it is number 33 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Success skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 for the median Western Australian suburb. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 35 have a younger median age. In the other suburb of the Success-Hammond Park statistical area the median age is 32, so Success runs 2 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $125,000 a year, above the $105,400 of the median Western Australian suburb. The other suburb of the Success-Hammond Park statistical area has $141,800, putting Success 11.8% below its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 88 report a higher median household income. A renting share of 30.1% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 75.2% ownership. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 82 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Success. That is 6.3 points below the 76.2% ownership share in the other suburb of the Success-Hammond Park statistical area.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 4,026 households lived in Success, more than in 88% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 53.4%, couples without children 22.7%, people living alone 20.8% and group households 3.2%. On the share of families with children it ranks 60 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. The share of families with children, 53.4%, is higher than in 82% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children are scarce at 22.7%, fewer than in 84% of Western Australian suburbs. The rest of the Success-Hammond Park statistical area averages 58.6% families with children, 5.2 points above Success.
Housing supply
109 new dwellings were approved across the Success-Hammond Park statistical area in the year to June 2025, 42% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 187 a year. The Success-Hammond Park statistical area had 21,561 residents in 2025 and takes in Success and neighbouring suburbs. That is 5.1 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, close to the 4.4 of a typical Western Australian statistical area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 79 in 2023 to 378 in 2021.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Success-Hammond Park statistical area grew its population by 22.8%, well ahead of most areas, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 13.1 points slower than this one. It ranks at the 90th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (6.1%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (3.3%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Piara Waters, where the owner-occupied share is 83.9% compared with 69.9% here. Beeliar matches Success on the median age, at 34. At 2km, Atwell counts 11,022 residents against 13,486 in Success.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.