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The quick read on

Hamersley

WA 6022 · Stirling

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,100,000

latest suburb median

Population
5,209

ABS 2021

Postcode
6022

Hamersley, Western Australia

Property market insights for Hamersley

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hamersley WA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 61 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,100,000

Up 13.1% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.04m
4 bed
$1.28m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 39 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$738 per week

Down 1.6% over 12 months

$800$700$600$50020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Hamersley, WA is currently $1,100,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hamersley has a 12-month growth rate of 13.1% for houses and 13.2% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000 in Hamersley.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hamersley is $738 per week. The median house rent has decreased 1.6% over the last 12 months.

The median rent for units and apartments in Hamersley is $488 per week and has increased 31.9% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Hamersley safe?

The overall rate for Hamersley is 4,418 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% 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 Hamersley.

Overall crime rate

4,418

offences per 100,000 residents

43% belowGreater Perth

HamersleyGreater 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 Hamersley?

Hamersley WA 6022 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.

5,209 people call Hamersley home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,856 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
5,209
Median age
39 years
Median mortgage
$2,000 / month
2021 household rent
$380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1519.7%Above
15–3422.4%Below
35–5426.8%Below
55–7422.7%Above
75 and over8.2%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses90.3%Above
Townhouses9.1%Below
Apartments0.3%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright40.5%Above
Paying a mortgage43.3%In line
Renting16.2%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car3.4%Below
One car29.8%Below
Two cars45.6%Above
Three or more21.2%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home8.6%Above
Drove to work62.9%Above
Train, tram or bus4.2%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below

What stands out in Hamersley

8.6% of workers in Hamersley worked from home on Census day.

6.8% of Hamersley residents were born in England.

43.6% of people in Hamersley described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Hamersley

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hamersley WA 6022.

Is Hamersley family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

19.7% of Hamersley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

1,548 family households lived in Hamersley; 43.9% were couple families and 15.3% were one-parent families.

38.4% 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 Hamersley?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Hamersley had 5,209 residents at the 2021 Census.

27.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Hamersley?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 90.3% of occupied private dwellings in Hamersley.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.1% 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 Hamersley?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

40.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

43.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Perth average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Hamersley?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Hamersley had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 21.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Two-person households represented 36.2%, while 24.8% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Hamersley?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

8.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

62.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

4.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Hamersley?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

3.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

One-car households formed 29.8% of the total.

66.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Hamersley, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

69.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.2% reported a different address.

28.3% 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 Hamersley?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

82.8% of residents used only English at home.

14.2% used a language other than English at home.

0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Hamersley residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

28.3% of Hamersley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.7% was born in Australia.

0.9% of residents were born in China.

1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Hamersley?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 40.0% of ancestry responses in Hamersley.

Australian ancestry made up 34.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.3% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Hamersley?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

27.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.

Managers accounted for 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Hamersley?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.

37.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.0% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Hamersley show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

62.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.7% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Hamersley?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

29.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hamersley?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,856 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.

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 Hamersley compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 8.6% in Hamersley, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.

Outright ownership was 40.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Renting accounted for 16.2% in Hamersley, 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 Hamersley

Is Hamersley expensive?

The median house price is $1,100,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Hamersley good for families?

The Census counted 1,548 local families, and 19.7% 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 Hamersley?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,280,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Hamersley

86 streets in Hamersley

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Aberfoyle Pl
  • Agaton St
  • Aintree St
  • Albyn Pl
  • Ambridge St
  • Anerley St
  • Annan Ct
  • Appian
  • Ardleigh Cr
  • Arrochar Ct
  • Aviemore Cl
  • Avro Pl
  • Balfern
  • Balfern Ct
  • Barnato St
  • Beach Rd
  • Bedelia
  • Belvedere Rd
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  • Benjafield
  • Bentley St
  • Binden Pl
  • Blissett
  • Bosworth St
  • Brabant
  • Bunning Ct
  • Burgess St
  • Caleb Pl
  • Cecil Pl
  • Chine Pl
  • Cope St
  • Cordroy Way
  • Crane St
  • Cuff St
  • Dalwood Ct
  • Davis Pl
  • Dinsdale Pl
  • Don Pl
  • Doon
  • Driffield St
  • Dunfee Pl
  • Dutton Cr
  • Earn Pl
  • Eastwood
  • Ebury Pl
  • Eccles Pl
  • Eglinton Cr
  • Elm St
  • Enfield Rd
  • Erindale Rd
  • Farman Pl
  • Farm St
  • Felstead Cr
  • Fionn St
  • Fircroft
  • Glendale Ave
  • Gleneagles
  • Glenfinnan Ct
  • Glenorchy Cr
  • Harray St
  • Hendon
  • Hillier Pl
  • Hornet St
  • Inveraray Cr
  • Jupp St
  • Katrine
  • Kilsyth
  • Kyle Ct
  • Lampard St
  • Lennox Pl
  • Manton Ct
  • Maree St
  • More Ct
  • Mull Ct
  • Nimrod St
  • Orville Pl
  • Owen Pl
  • Pennine
  • Rannoch
  • Shiel
  • Sunart Cl
  • Tarbet Ct
  • Tay Pl
  • Vickers St
  • Walter
  • Wanneroo Rd
  • Whitely St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.