Median price trend for houses
Based on 84 sales in the preceding 12 months
$3,600,000
Up 18.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $3.31m
- 3 bed
- $3.3m
- 4 bed
- $4.42m
- 5+ bed
- $6.82m
Beachfront pavilion near shoreline with people walking
Bram Souffreau · CC BY-SA 2.0
The quick read on
Cottesloe
WA 6011 · Cottesloe
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $3,600,000
- Median unit
- $1,380,000
- Population
- 7,750
- Postcode
- 6011
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ABS 2021
Cottesloe, Western Australia
Property market insights for Cottesloe
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cottesloe WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 69 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,300 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cottesloe, WA is currently $3,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cottesloe has a 12-month growth rate of 18.0% for houses and 10.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,310,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $4,420,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $6,820,000 in Cottesloe.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cottesloe is $1,300 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Cottesloe is $1,380,000, which has increased 10.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $690,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,340,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,100,000 in Cottesloe. The median rent for units and apartments in Cottesloe is $800 per week and has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Cottesloe safe?
The overall rate for Cottesloe is 7,464 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Perth.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Cottesloe.
Overall crime rate
7,464
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Perth
CottesloeGreater 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 Cottesloe?
Cottesloe WA 6011 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
7,750 people call Cottesloe home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $3,351 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,750
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,925 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $550 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.7%Below
15–3424.3%Below
35–5424.3%Below
55–7425.8%Above
75 and over9.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses69.1%Below
Townhouses12.5%Below
Apartments18.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.0%Above
Paying a mortgage26.8%Below
Renting27.2%In line
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.8%Below
One car33.2%Below
Two cars42.2%Above
Three or more21.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.0%Above
Drove to work55.5%Below
Train, tram or bus7.6%Above
Walked or cycled4.3%Above
What stands out in Cottesloe
15.0% of workers in Cottesloe worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
8.2% of Cottesloe residents were born in England.
47.1% of people in Cottesloe described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cottesloe
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cottesloe WA 6011.
Is Cottesloe family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.7% of Cottesloe's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
2,045 family households lived in Cottesloe; 44.9% were couple families and 10.3% were one-parent families.
33.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cottesloe?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cottesloe had 7,750 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cottesloe?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 69.1% of occupied private dwellings in Cottesloe.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 18.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cottesloe?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
26.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.2% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cottesloe?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cottesloe had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.3% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Two-person households represented 36.1%, while 24.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cottesloe?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
55.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
7.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cottesloe?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 33.2% of the total.
64.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cottesloe, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.5% reported a different address.
24.6% 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 Cottesloe?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.2% of residents used only English at home.
6.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cottesloe residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.6% of Cottesloe's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.4% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cottesloe?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.3% of ancestry responses in Cottesloe.
Australian ancestry made up 32.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cottesloe?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
44.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 19.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cottesloe?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.9%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
34.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cottesloe show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
66.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.8% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 1.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cottesloe?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
47.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 8.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cottesloe?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,351 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,925.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $550 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cottesloe compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.0% in Cottesloe, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 46.0% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 27.2% in Cottesloe, 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 Cottesloe
Is Cottesloe expensive?
The median house price is $3,600,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,380,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cottesloe good for families?
The Census counted 2,045 local families, and 15.7% 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 Cottesloe?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $3,300,000, 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 Cottesloe
100 streets in Cottesloe
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ackland
- Albion St
- Andrews Pl
- Athelstan Rd
- Avonmore Tce
- Balfour St
- Barsden St
- Beach St
- Bird St
- Birkbeck Ave
- Boreham St
- Brighton St
- Brixton St
- Broome St
- Burt St
- Chamberlain St
- Charles St
- Clarendon St
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- Clive Rd
- Congdon St
- Curtin Ave
- Dalgety St
- Deane St
- De Bernales
- Dyer Ln
- Edward St
- Eileen St
- Elizabeth St
- Eric St
- Federal St
- Finey St
- Florence St
- Forrest St
- Foulkes Ln
- Gadsdon St
- George St
- Geraldine St
- Gibney St
- Gordon St
- Graham Ct
- Grant St
- Greenham St
- Griver St
- Haining Ave
- Hamersley St
- Hawkstone St
- Henry Rd
- Jarrad St
- John St
- Joinery
- Kathleen St
- Kiln Ln
- Knowles St
- Lane St
- Lexcen Cl
- Liddell Ln
- Lillian St
- Little Marine Pde
- Loma St
- Lyons St
- Macarthur St
- Mann St
- Margaret St
- Marine Pde
- Marmion St
- Mcnamara
- Melville St
- Millers Ct
- Nailsworth St
- Napier St
- Napoleon St
- North St
- Overton
- Ozone Pde
- Pearse St
- Pennefather Ln
- Perth St
- Princes St
- Railway St
- Reginald St
- Rockett Ln
- Rosendo St
- Rosser St
- Salisbury St
- Salvado St
- Sea View Tce
- Stanhope St
- Station St
- Stirling Hwy
- Sydney St
- Torrens Ct
- Torrens St
- Turville Lane
- Vera St
- Vera View Pde
- Warnham Rd
- Warton St
- Webb St
- Wentworth St
- William St
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