Median price trend for houses
Based on 25 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,650,000
Up 43.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.36m
- 4 bed
- $1.8m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Brentwood
WA 6153 · Melville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,650,000
- Population
- 2,153
- Postcode
- 6153
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Brentwood, Western Australia
Property market insights for Brentwood (WA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brentwood (WA) WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 32 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$812 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brentwood (WA), WA is currently $1,650,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brentwood (WA) has a 12-month growth rate of 43.5% for houses and 4.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,360,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,800,000 in Brentwood (WA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brentwood (WA) is $812 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Brentwood (WA) is $688 per week and has increased 10.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brentwood safe?
The overall rate for Brentwood is 5,150 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% 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 Brentwood.
Overall crime rate
5,150
offences per 100,000 residents
34% belowGreater Perth
BrentwoodGreater 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 Brentwood?
Brentwood WA 6153 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
2,153 people call Brentwood home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,707 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,153
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,100 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.1%Above
15–3426.2%In line
35–5427.3%In line
55–7419.8%Below
75 and over7.0%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses68.8%Below
Townhouses30.4%Above
Apartments0.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright27.7%Below
Paying a mortgage30.7%Below
Renting41.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.0%Above
One car40.9%Above
Two cars35.1%Below
Three or more16.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.3%Above
Drove to work58.3%Below
Train, tram or bus8.4%Above
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Brentwood
8.3% of workers in Brentwood worked from home on Census day.
5.8% of Brentwood residents were born in England.
43.8% of people in Brentwood described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brentwood
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brentwood WA 6153.
Is Brentwood family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.1% of Brentwood's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
561 family households lived in Brentwood; 47.6% were couple families and 19.4% were one-parent families.
44.6% 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 Brentwood?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brentwood had 2,153 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.8% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brentwood?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 68.8% of occupied private dwellings in Brentwood.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 30.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brentwood?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
27.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
30.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.6% 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 Brentwood?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brentwood had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 30.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 28.0%, while 25.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brentwood?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
58.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
8.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brentwood?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 40.9% of the total.
51.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brentwood, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.1% reported a different address.
34.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brentwood?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
72.8% of residents used only English at home.
23.9% used a language other than English at home.
7.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brentwood residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
34.4% of Brentwood's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.6% was born in Australia.
2.3% of residents were born in China.
1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brentwood?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.4% of ancestry responses in Brentwood.
Australian ancestry made up 28.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 16.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brentwood?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
35.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 14.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brentwood?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.8%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
34.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brentwood show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.3% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brentwood?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brentwood?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,707 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,100.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brentwood compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.3% in Brentwood, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 27.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 41.6% in Brentwood, 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 Brentwood (WA)
Is Brentwood (WA) expensive?
The median house price is $1,650,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brentwood (WA) good for families?
The Census counted 561 local families, and 20.1% 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 Brentwood (WA)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,360,000, 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 Brentwood (WA)
28 streets in Brentwood (WA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adamson Rd
- Aldridge Rd
- Bateman Rd
- Beamish Ave
- Brentwood Ave
- Cambey
- Cranford Ave
- Cromer Rd
- Dawson Rd
- Disney St
- Durant
- Freeth Ct
- Grasmere Ct
- Lang St
- Leach Hwy
- Madden
- Moolyeen Rd
- Moonlight
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- Orana Cr
- Pulo Rd
- Reddington
- Rivett
- Rountree Rd
- Selway Pl
- Selway Rd
- Shaw Cl
- Sicklemore St
- Spinaway Cr
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