Median price trend for houses
Based on 40 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,150,000
Up 17.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $876k
- 3 bed
- $1.07m
- 4 bed
- $1.32m
- 5+ bed
- $1.42m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Glen Forrest
WA 6071 · Mundaring
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,150,000
- Population
- 2,789
- Postcode
- 6071
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Glen Forrest, Western Australia
Property market insights for Glen Forrest
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Glen Forrest WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 11 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Glen Forrest, WA is currently $1,150,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Glen Forrest has a 12-month growth rate of 17.1% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $876,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,070,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000 in Glen Forrest.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Glen Forrest is $700 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Glen Forrest is $425 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Glen Forrest safe?
The overall rate for Glen Forrest is 6,104 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% 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 Glen Forrest.
Overall crime rate
6,104
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowGreater Perth
Glen ForrestGreater 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 Glen Forrest?
Glen Forrest WA 6071 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
2,789 people call Glen Forrest home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,103 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,789
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,950 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.7%Below
15–3419.1%Below
35–5427.8%In line
55–7427.3%Above
75 and over7.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.3%Above
Townhouses1.2%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.5%Above
Paying a mortgage50.4%Above
Renting7.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.4%Below
One car21.3%Below
Two cars43.4%Above
Three or more33.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.7%Above
Drove to work60.7%Below
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Glen Forrest
11.7% of workers in Glen Forrest worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
12.0% of Glen Forrest residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
53.2% of people in Glen Forrest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Glen Forrest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Glen Forrest WA 6071.
Is Glen Forrest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.7% of Glen Forrest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
815 family households lived in Glen Forrest; 45.8% were couple families and 11.7% were one-parent families.
33.4% 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 Glen Forrest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Glen Forrest had 2,789 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.2% 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 Glen Forrest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.3% of occupied private dwellings in Glen Forrest.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Glen Forrest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
50.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.2% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Glen Forrest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Glen Forrest had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 18.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 25.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Glen Forrest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
60.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
2.6% 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 Glen Forrest?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 21.3% of the total.
77.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Glen Forrest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.2% reported a different address.
25.6% 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 Glen Forrest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.4% of residents used only English at home.
5.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Glen Forrest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.6% of Glen Forrest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.4% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Glen Forrest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 51.7% of ancestry responses in Glen Forrest.
Australian ancestry made up 37.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Glen Forrest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 12.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 13.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Glen Forrest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.3%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
33.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Glen Forrest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.5% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Glen Forrest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Glen Forrest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,103 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Glen Forrest compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.7% in Glen Forrest, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 42.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 7.2% in Glen Forrest, 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 Glen Forrest
Is Glen Forrest expensive?
The median house price is $1,150,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Glen Forrest good for families?
The Census counted 815 local families, and 17.7% 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 Glen Forrest?
Larger houses have a median around $1,420,000, 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 Glen Forrest
69 streets in Glen Forrest
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bailey Rd
- Barham Rd
- Benowa Dr
- Berrima Ct
- Bilgoman Rd
- Braxan St
- Burkinshaw Rd
- Casino Rd
- Cecil St
- Chittawarra Ct
- Daleview Cl
- Duffield Rd
- Ferguson Rd
- Flint Rd
- Glenburn Rd
- Glen Forrest Dr
- Glenwood Ave
- Gooray St
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- Gostelow Rd
- Great Eastern Hwy
- Hardey Rd
- Harold St
- Harvel Cl
- Hawter Rd
- Hidden Ct
- Holbrook Rd
- Holpin Place
- Hudson St
- Jellicoe Rd
- Johnmoore Ct
- Joscelyn Pl
- Kenmore Rd
- Kirip Ct
- Lindsay Pl
- Manjiri Dr
- Marnie Rd
- Marri Rd
- Mcclenaghan Ct
- Mcglew Rd
- Mills Rd
- Moola Rd
- Moray Rd
- Morrell Rd
- Nelson Rd
- Newman Rd
- Newric Rd
- Nicholl St
- Nundah Ct
- Nyaania Ct
- Outtrim Rd
- Pax Gr
- Quarry Ct
- Rachel Ct
- Railway Pde
- Rickard Rd
- Ridge Rd
- Ryecroft Rd
- Shepherd St
- Smith St
- Springside Cr
- Stanley St
- Statham St
- Strettle Rd
- Taree St
- Thomas Rd
- Tillbrook St
- Tuffin Rd
- Welsh
- William St
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