Median price trend for houses
Based on 88 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,300,000
Up 15.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.63m
- 3 bed
- $1.93m
- 4 bed
- $2.35m
- 5+ bed
- $3.51m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
East Fremantle
WA 6158 · East Fremantle
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,300,000
- Median unit
- $734,000
- Population
- 7,819
- Postcode
- 6158
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ABS 2021
East Fremantle, Western Australia
Property market insights for East Fremantle
Median sale price and rental income of properties in East Fremantle WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 64 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Down 4.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in East Fremantle, WA is currently $2,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. East Fremantle has a 12-month growth rate of 15.0% for houses and 16.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,630,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,930,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,350,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,510,000 in East Fremantle.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in East Fremantle is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has decreased 4.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in East Fremantle is $734,000, which has increased 16.6% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $508,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $730,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,600,000 in East Fremantle. The median rent for units and apartments in East Fremantle is $725 per week and has increased 3.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is East Fremantle safe?
The overall rate for East Fremantle is 22,049 offences per 100,000 residents — 182% 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 East Fremantle.
Overall crime rate
22,049
offences per 100,000 residents
182% aboveGreater Perth
East FremantleGreater 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 East Fremantle?
East Fremantle WA 6158 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
7,819 people call East Fremantle home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,288 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,819
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $420 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.6%Below
15–3420.8%Below
35–5427.2%In line
55–7425.0%Above
75 and over9.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses66.0%Below
Townhouses18.8%Above
Apartments14.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.6%Above
Paying a mortgage35.6%Below
Renting22.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.3%Below
One car35.8%Above
Two cars41.3%Above
Three or more18.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.7%Above
Drove to work59.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.4%Below
Walked or cycled3.6%Above
What stands out in East Fremantle
12.7% of workers in East Fremantle worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
8.7% of East Fremantle residents were born in England.
49.0% of people in East Fremantle described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about East Fremantle
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for East Fremantle WA 6158.
Is East Fremantle family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.6% of East Fremantle's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
2,075 family households lived in East Fremantle; 47.6% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
37.3% 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 East Fremantle?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
East Fremantle had 7,819 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.3% 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 East Fremantle?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 66.0% of occupied private dwellings in East Fremantle.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 18.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 14.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in East Fremantle?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.6% 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.
22.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in East Fremantle?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in East Fremantle had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.7% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 33.3%, while 25.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in East Fremantle?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
59.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
4.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in East Fremantle?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 35.8% of the total.
59.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to East Fremantle, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.5% reported a different address.
24.2% 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 East Fremantle?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.3% of residents used only English at home.
7.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were East Fremantle residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.2% of East Fremantle's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.8% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape East Fremantle?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.3% of ancestry responses in East Fremantle.
Australian ancestry made up 32.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in East Fremantle?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 19.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in East Fremantle?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of East Fremantle show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.5% reported asthma, 7.3% arthritis and 2.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is East Fremantle?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 17.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in East Fremantle?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,288 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
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 East Fremantle compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.7% in East Fremantle, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 41.6% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 22.8% in East Fremantle, 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 East Fremantle
Is East Fremantle expensive?
The median house price is $2,300,000, while units and apartments sit at $734,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is East Fremantle good for families?
The Census counted 2,075 local families, and 17.6% 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 East Fremantle?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,630,000, 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 East Fremantle
70 streets in East Fremantle
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alcester St
- Aldgate Pl
- Alexandra Rd
- Allen St
- Andrews Rd
- Angwin St
- Bay Patch St
- Bedford St
- Bolton St
- Canning Hwy
- Carnaby Close
- Chauncy St
- Clayton St
- Colburn
- Coolgardie Ave
- Council Pl
- Dalgety St
- Duke St
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- Easton St
- East St
- Fletcher St
- Fortescue St
- Fraser St
- George St
- Gill St
- Glyde St
- Gordon St
- Habgood St
- Hamilton St
- Hillside Rd
- Hubble St
- Irwin St
- Jerrat Dr
- King St
- Locke Cr
- Marmion St
- May St
- Millenden St
- Moss St
- Munro St
- Oakover St
- Osborne Rd
- Parker St
- Parry Ave
- Penshurst St
- Petra St
- Philip St
- Pier St
- Polo
- Preston Point Rd
- Raceway Rd
- Reynolds St
- Richmond
- Riverside Rd
- Salvado Ave
- Sewell St
- Silas St
- Speedy Cheval St
- Staton Rd
- St Peters Rd
- Stratford St
- Surbiton Rd
- Tingira
- Tondarup
- View Tce
- Walter St
- Wauhop Rd
- Windsor Rd
- Wolsely Rd
- Woodhouse Rd
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