Median price trend for houses
Based on 97 sales in the preceding 12 months
$961,000
Up 15.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $705k
- 3 bed
- $930k
- 4 bed
- $1.12m
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The quick read on
Coolbellup
WA 6163 · Cockburn
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $961,000
- Median unit
- $660,000
- Population
- 5,698
- Postcode
- 6163
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Coolbellup, Western Australia
Property market insights for Coolbellup
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Coolbellup WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 72 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Coolbellup, WA is currently $961,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Coolbellup has a 12-month growth rate of 15.8% for houses and 25.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $705,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $930,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Coolbellup.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Coolbellup is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Coolbellup is $660,000, which has increased 25.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $631,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $660,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $855,000 in Coolbellup. The median rent for units and apartments in Coolbellup is $650 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Coolbellup safe?
The overall rate for Coolbellup is 4,390 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% 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 Coolbellup.
Overall crime rate
4,390
offences per 100,000 residents
44% belowGreater Perth
CoolbellupGreater 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 Coolbellup?
Coolbellup WA 6163 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
5,698 people call Coolbellup home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,378 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,698
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.1%Below
15–3430.5%Above
35–5427.6%In line
55–7417.5%Below
75 and over8.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses73.4%Below
Townhouses12.7%Below
Apartments14.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright21.1%Below
Paying a mortgage40.7%Below
Renting38.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.0%Above
One car42.7%Above
Two cars34.9%Below
Three or more13.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.8%Below
Drove to work65.2%Above
Train, tram or bus3.6%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Coolbellup
5.8% of workers in Coolbellup worked from home on Census day.
6.2% of Coolbellup residents were born in England.
52.2% of people in Coolbellup described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Coolbellup
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Coolbellup WA 6163.
Is Coolbellup family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.1% of Coolbellup's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
1,454 family households lived in Coolbellup; 35.0% were couple families and 23.8% were one-parent families.
38.8% 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 Coolbellup?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Coolbellup had 5,698 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.7% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Coolbellup?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 73.4% of occupied private dwellings in Coolbellup.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 14.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Coolbellup?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
21.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
40.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
38.3% 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 Coolbellup?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Coolbellup had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 37.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 14.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Coolbellup?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
65.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
3.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Coolbellup?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 42.7% of the total.
48.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Coolbellup, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.3% reported a different address.
29.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Coolbellup?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
77.2% of residents used only English at home.
16.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Coolbellup residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.7% of Coolbellup's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.3% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Coolbellup?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.9% of ancestry responses in Coolbellup.
Australian ancestry made up 31.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Coolbellup?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 7.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.6% of workers, and education and training employed 11.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Coolbellup?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.8%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Coolbellup show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Coolbellup?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Coolbellup?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,378 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Coolbellup compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.8% in Coolbellup, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 21.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 38.3% in Coolbellup, 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 Coolbellup
Is Coolbellup expensive?
The median house price is $961,000, while units and apartments sit at $660,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Coolbellup good for families?
The Census counted 1,454 local families, and 16.1% 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 Coolbellup?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,120,000, 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 Coolbellup
92 streets in Coolbellup
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alonso St
- Alpin Ct
- Antigonus St
- Antonio St
- Archidamus Rd
- Ariel Pl
- Batten St
- Belarius St
- Benedick Rd
- Brindle St
- Caliban
- Camillo St
- Capulet St
- Ceres Pl
- Chalk Cl
- Classroom
- Coolbellup Avenue
- Cordelia Ave
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- Counsel Rd
- Curan St
- Dion Pl
- Doherty Rd
- Dorcas
- Ebert St
- Egeus
- Elinor Pl
- Emilia St
- Escalus St
- Ferdinand Cr
- Florizel St
- Friar John
- Garry St
- Goneril
- Gonzalo Pl
- Graduate
- Gregory
- Hansen St
- Hargreaves Rd
- Hartley St
- Hawkes St
- Hermione
- Hilory St
- Juliet Rd
- Juno Pl
- Lavinia Cr
- Lear Pl
- Leece St
- Lennox
- Leontes
- Lockett St
- Malvolio Rd
- Mamillius St
- Menas Pl
- Miranda Cr
- Moennich Ct
- Montague
- Mopsa
- North Lake Rd
- Oswald St
- Paris Pl
- Paulina
- Perdita
- Principal Cr
- Prospero Cr
- Quince
- Quinlan St
- Radnor
- Recess Pwy
- Regan St
- Rinaldo Cr
- Rinaldo Pl
- Rocke St
- Romeo Road
- Rosalind
- Scholar Tce
- Sebastian Cr
- Simons St
- Stephano
- Storybook
- Student
- Tait Pl
- Theseus
- Thorsager St
- Treeby St
- Tybalt Pl
- Varna Pl
- Visser St
- Waverley Rd
- Wella Ct
- Whitmore Pl
- Williams Rd
- Winterfold Road
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