Suburb report · WA 6014
Wembley
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Population
13,404
Wembley suburb profile
Who lives in Wembley
Wembley sits 4km from the Perth CBD, inside the inner ring of the capital. With 13,404 residents, Wembley is in the largest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, well above the 4,682 of the median suburb. By population it is number 35 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. A median age of 36 places Wembley at the 28th percentile of Western Australian suburbs, on the younger side. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 66 and younger than 181. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area the average is 35.5, so Wembley matches its surrounds.
Income and home ownership
At $112,700, household income here sits in the middle band for Western Australia. The other 2 suburbs of the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area average $116,511, putting Wembley 3.3% below its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 139 report a higher median household income. Ownership runs at 61.6%, with 38.4% renting, at the 20th percentile of Western Australian suburbs. 223 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area the ownership share is 50.7%, 10.9 points lower than in Wembley.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 4,790 households lived in Wembley, more than in 93% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 39.9%, couples without children 24.8%, people living alone 31.9% and group households 3.4%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 200 have a higher share of families with children and 67 a lower one. At 31.9%, people living alone are more common here than in 77% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children make up 24.8%, below most Western Australian suburbs. The rest of the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area averages 31.7% families with children, 8.2 points below Wembley.
Housing supply
72 new dwellings were approved across the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area in the year to June 2025, 31% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 55 a year. The Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area had 21,965 residents in 2025 and takes in Wembley and neighbouring suburbs. That is 3.3 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 21 in 2024 to 144 in 2021.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Wembley-West Leederville-Glendalough statistical area put on 11.2% 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, 1.5 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 60% of Western Australian statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 5.1%, and the slowest to 2021, at 0%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Perth, where the share of families with children is 15.1% compared with 39.9% here. On the share of people living alone, North Perth comes closest to Wembley: 30.4% against 31.9%. At 2km, Subiaco counts 11,291 residents against 13,404 in Wembley.
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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.