Suburb report · WA 6100
Victoria Park
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Population
10,664
Victoria Park suburb profile
Who lives in Victoria Park
Victoria Park sits 4km from the Perth CBD, inside the inner ring of the capital. Victoria Park is home to 10,664 people, a scale matched by fewer than 16% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 57 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Residents are slightly younger than the state norm, a median age of 35 against 39. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 204 of 270 have an older median age. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area the average is 36.3, so Victoria Park runs 1.3 years younger than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $105,600, close to the $105,400 of a typical Western Australian suburb. The other 2 suburbs of the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area average $116,270, putting Victoria Park 9.2% below its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 157 report a higher median household income. At 54% renting, Victoria Park has a higher rental share than 93% of Western Australian suburbs, against 75.2% ownership in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 257 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. That is 12 points below the 58% ownership share across the other 2 suburbs of the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 4,185 households lived in Victoria Park, more than in 89% of Western Australian suburbs. Lone-person households lead the mix: families with children 27%, couples without children 28.1%, people living alone 36.9% and group households 8%. On the share of families with children it ranks 256 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. The share of group households, 8%, is higher than in 97% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 28.1%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 56th percentile. In the other 2 suburbs of the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area, families with children make up 32.4% of households, against 27% here.
Housing supply
229 new dwellings were approved across the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area in the year to June 2025, 275% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 61 a year. The Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area had 18,736 residents in 2025 and takes in Victoria Park and neighbouring suburbs. That is 12.2 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, one of the heaviest pipelines in Western Australia, above 84% of statistical areas. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2025, with 229, and the quietest was 2024, with 23.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Victoria Park-Lathlain-Burswood statistical area put on 15% more residents, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 5.3 points slower than this one. It ranks at the 80th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from 0.6% in 2021 to 5.8% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is East Victoria Park, where the share of people living alone is 28.4% compared with 36.9% here. On the owner-occupied share, Rivervale comes closest to Victoria Park: 45.7% against 46%. At 3km, East Perth counts 13,755 residents against 10,664 in Victoria Park.
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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.