Suburb report · WA 6065
Tapping
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Population
10,332
Tapping suburb profile
Who lives in Tapping
Tapping is 27km by straight line from central Perth. Tapping is one of the most populous suburbs in Western Australia, with 10,332 residents, more than 82% of the state's suburbs. By population it is number 66 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. The median age of 36 is a little younger than the 39 of the median Western Australian suburb. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 66 and younger than 181. In the other suburb of the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area the median age is 40, so Tapping runs 4 years younger than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households here earn a median $133,800 a year, more than 81% of Western Australian suburbs. The other suburb of the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area has $80,200, putting Tapping 66.8% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 61 report a higher median household income. 82.6% of households own their home, higher than 73% of Western Australian suburbs, and 17.4% rent. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 179 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Tapping. In the other suburb of the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area the ownership share is 76.8%, 5.8 points lower than in Tapping.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 3,066 households lived in Tapping, a larger stock than most Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 62.7%, couples without children 23%, people living alone 13% and group households 1.3%. On the share of families with children it ranks 10 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. The share of families with children, 62.7%, is higher than in 97% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children are scarce at 23%, fewer than in 83% of Western Australian suburbs. The rest of the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area averages 42.2% families with children, 20.5 points below Tapping.
Housing supply
44 new dwellings were approved across the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area in the year to June 2025, 42% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 31 a year. The Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area had 15,154 residents in 2025 and takes in Tapping and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 2.9 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 4.4 of the median Western Australian statistical area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 73 in 2021 and bottomed at 6 in 2024.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Tapping-Ashby-Sinagra statistical area expanded its population by 8.8%, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 0.9 points behind. It ranks at the 45th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2024 (2.7%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (0.6%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Wanneroo, where the share of people living alone is 26.2% compared with 13% here. On the share of families with children, Banksia Grove comes closest to Tapping: 62.3% against 62.7%. Clarkson sits 7km away, with a median household income of $99,500 against $133,800 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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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.