Median price trend for houses
Based on 103 sales in the preceding 12 months
$878,000
Up 20.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.11m
- 3 bed
- $836k
- 4 bed
- $935k
- 5+ bed
- $1.1m
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The quick read on
Beckenham
WA 6107 · Gosnells
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $878,000
- Median unit
- $585,000
- Population
- 9,092
- Postcode
- 6107
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ABS 2021
Beckenham, Western Australia
Property market insights for Beckenham
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Beckenham WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 146 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Beckenham, WA is currently $878,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Beckenham has a 12-month growth rate of 20.2% for houses and 13.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $836,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $935,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000 in Beckenham.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Beckenham is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Beckenham is $585,000, which has increased 13.6% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $490,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $565,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $865,000 in Beckenham. The median rent for units and apartments in Beckenham is $650 per week and has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Beckenham safe?
The overall rate for Beckenham is 13,325 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% above 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 Beckenham.
Overall crime rate
13,325
offences per 100,000 residents
71% aboveGreater Perth
BeckenhamGreater 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 Beckenham?
Beckenham WA 6107 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
9,092 people call Beckenham home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,667 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,092
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $340 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3432.0%Above
35–5428.6%Above
55–7415.2%Below
75 and over4.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.7%Above
Townhouses13.9%In line
Apartments5.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.5%Below
Paying a mortgage39.8%Below
Renting36.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.9%Below
One car36.9%Above
Two cars38.4%Below
Three or more20.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home4.3%Below
Drove to work65.5%Above
Train, tram or bus6.5%Above
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Beckenham
4.3% of workers in Beckenham worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Perth.
8.5% of Beckenham residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
27.7% of people in Beckenham described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Beckenham
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Beckenham WA 6107.
Is Beckenham family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Beckenham's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
2,360 family households lived in Beckenham; 47.0% were couple families and 15.7% were one-parent families.
42.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Beckenham?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Beckenham had 9,092 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.0% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Beckenham?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.7% of occupied private dwellings in Beckenham.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 5.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Beckenham?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
39.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.7% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Beckenham?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Beckenham had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 24.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 30.5%, while 26.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Beckenham?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
4.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
65.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
6.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Beckenham?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 36.9% of the total.
59.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Beckenham, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
51.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.8% reported a different address.
49.5% 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 Beckenham?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
47.9% of residents used only English at home.
45.6% used a language other than English at home.
5.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.4% spoke Cantonese and 2.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Beckenham residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
49.5% of Beckenham's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 50.5% was born in Australia.
3.1% of residents were born in China.
8.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 70.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Beckenham?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 20.6% of ancestry responses in Beckenham.
Australian ancestry made up 17.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Beckenham?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 7.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 5.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Beckenham?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.9%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
38.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Beckenham show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.8% reported asthma, 5.7% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Beckenham?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Beckenham?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,667 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $340 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Beckenham compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 4.3% in Beckenham, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 23.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 36.7% in Beckenham, 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 Beckenham
Is Beckenham expensive?
The median house price is $878,000, while units and apartments sit at $585,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Beckenham good for families?
The Census counted 2,360 local families, and 19.5% 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 Beckenham?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,110,000, 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 Beckenham
108 streets in Beckenham
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abrolhos
- Acol Pl
- Albany Hwy
- Antrim Pl
- Appledore St
- Barnsby Pl
- Beckenham St
- Bickley Rd
- Birchington St
- Bonewood Ct
- Brenchley St
- Brixton St
- Bromley St
- Brookland St
- Bush Cl
- Bushmills Rd
- Camberwell St
- Carcoo Ct
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- Carmichael St
- Cavenagh Ct
- Celebration St
- Central Tce
- Chevening Pl
- Chichester Ave
- Chiddington St
- Clapham St
- Coleman Pl
- Comet St
- Cordy Pl
- Crosby Ch
- Diamond St
- Dulwich St
- Eclipse
- Edelweiss
- Edward St
- Egerton St
- Elizabeth St
- Farnaby Ln
- Faversham St
- Gable Ct
- Galaxy St
- Gravity St
- Harris St
- Harrogate St
- Hersey Pl
- Highbury Cr
- Hinton
- Honey Pl
- Horley Rd
- Ireland Cr
- Jubilee St
- Kelly Pl
- Lacey St
- Ladywell St
- Landrail Ct
- Legge Pl
- Lena St
- Leonharte St
- Linden Cl
- Lixnaw Ln
- Lowth Rd
- Lunar
- Luyer Ave
- Lynstead St
- Machin Pl
- Meteor St
- Mona Ave
- Nicholson Rd
- North St
- Orbit St
- Packer St
- Peckham St
- Planet Ct
- Raglan St
- Railway Pde
- Rapids Ct
- Rennison St
- Rochester Ave
- Romney St
- Saggers Cr
- Saturn St
- Seale St
- Sevenoaks St
- Solar St
- Spagnolo Pl
- Stellar Ct
- Streatham St
- Suarez Pl
- Sullivan St
- Sydenham St
- Tahiti
- Teele St
- Temby St
- Temple Ln
- Tooting St
- Ulandi Ct
- Uralla Cl
- Weir Cr
- Westwell St
- Wickens St
- Wickham Rd
- Wickling Dr
- Wild St
- Willaring Dr
- William St
- Wilpon St
- Wimbledon St
- Woodside
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