Median price trend for houses
Based on 37 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,570,000
Up 13.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $866k
- 3 bed
- $1.3m
- 4 bed
- $1.6m
- 5+ bed
- $1.85m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Bateman
WA 6150 · Melville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,570,000
- Median unit
- $948,000
- Population
- 3,832
- Postcode
- 6150
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Bateman, Western Australia
Property market insights for Bateman
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bateman WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 49 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bateman, WA is currently $1,570,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bateman has a 12-month growth rate of 13.4% for houses and 7.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $866,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,850,000 in Bateman.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bateman is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bateman is $948,000, which has increased 7.5% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,110,000 in Bateman. The median rent for units and apartments in Bateman is $750 per week and has increased 30.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bateman safe?
The overall rate for Bateman is 5,483 offences per 100,000 residents — 30% below the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bateman.
Overall crime rate
5,483
offences per 100,000 residents
30% belowGreater Perth
BatemanGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Bateman?
Bateman WA 6150 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
3,832 people call Bateman home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,284 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,832
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $420 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.4%Below
15–3422.3%Below
35–5427.5%In line
55–7422.5%Above
75 and over9.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.8%Above
Townhouses13.3%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.5%Above
Paying a mortgage35.6%Below
Renting20.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.3%Below
One car30.5%Below
Two cars45.4%Above
Three or more21.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.9%Above
Drove to work57.8%Below
Train, tram or bus7.5%Above
Walked or cycled2.1%In line
What stands out in Bateman
10.9% of workers in Bateman worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
6.1% of Bateman residents were born in Malaysia, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
34.8% of people in Bateman described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bateman
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bateman WA 6150.
Is Bateman family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.4% of Bateman's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
1,062 family households lived in Bateman; 53.0% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
37.1% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bateman?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bateman had 3,832 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bateman?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.8% of occupied private dwellings in Bateman.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bateman?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
35.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bateman?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bateman had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 16.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 31.8%, while 32.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bateman?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
57.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
7.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bateman?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 30.5% of the total.
67.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bateman, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.1% reported a different address.
43.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bateman?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.9% of residents used only English at home.
30.1% used a language other than English at home.
8.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 5.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bateman residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
43.1% of Bateman's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 56.9% was born in Australia.
3.6% of residents were born in China.
3.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bateman?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.7% of ancestry responses in Bateman.
Australian ancestry made up 25.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 21.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bateman?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 13.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.8% of workers, and education and training employed 12.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bateman?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.9%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
34.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bateman show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.6% reported asthma, 6.4% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bateman?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bateman?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,284 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $420 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bateman compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.9% in Bateman, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 43.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 20.9% in Bateman, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Bateman
Is Bateman expensive?
The median house price is $1,570,000, while units and apartments sit at $948,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bateman good for families?
The Census counted 1,062 local families, and 18.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Bateman?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,600,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Bateman
66 streets in Bateman
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams St
- Amur Pl
- Arcadia Cr
- Bartling Cr
- Bray Ct
- Breen Pl
- Broadhurst Cr
- Brooke
- Calder
- Cary
- Chamberlain
- Clarke
- Coombs Pl
- Dean Rd
- Durack Cl
- Electra St
- Fairsea
- Gannett St
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- Goyder Pl
- Hawke
- Hogarth
- Islip Ct
- Joyce Pl
- Leach Hwy
- London
- Lysons
- Mais Ct
- Mandala Cr
- Marsengo Rd
- Mcgowan
- Mckee Cl
- Morphett Cr
- Mottee Rd
- Murdoch Dr
- Nicholson
- Noalimba Cr
- Nolan
- Norfolk Ct
- Nunn Cl
- Pannell Rd
- Parry Ave
- Perry Cl
- Piper Pl
- Poole Pl
- Potter Pl
- Preedy Ct
- Renou
- Ripple
- Rowney Cl
- Rummer
- Saxon Pl
- Scandrett
- Scouler
- Spigl
- Stoddart
- Stuart Ct
- Tarrant
- Tintal
- Tupper Pl
- Urbahns Cr
- Venus St
- Walter Cl
- Waltham Ct
- Weir Pl
- Wilson Ln
- Wray Cl
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