Median price trend for houses
Based on 94 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,060,000
Up 21.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $708k
- 3 bed
- $951k
- 4 bed
- $1.16m
- 5+ bed
- $1.23m
Aerial view of city with residential buildings
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The quick read on
Joondalup
WA 6027 · Joondalup
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,060,000
- Median unit
- $642,000
- Population
- 9,193
- Postcode
- 6027
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ABS 2021
Joondalup, Western Australia
Property market insights for Joondalup
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Joondalup WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 97 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Joondalup, WA is currently $1,060,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Joondalup has a 12-month growth rate of 21.1% for houses and 12.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $708,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $951,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000 in Joondalup.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Joondalup is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Joondalup is $642,000, which has increased 12.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $530,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $635,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $765,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $905,000 in Joondalup. The median rent for units and apartments in Joondalup is $625 per week and has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Joondalup safe?
The overall rate for Joondalup is 27,109 offences per 100,000 residents — 247% 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 Joondalup.
Overall crime rate
27,109
offences per 100,000 residents
247% aboveGreater Perth
JoondalupGreater 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 Joondalup?
Joondalup WA 6027 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
9,193 people call Joondalup home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,688 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,193
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.0%Below
15–3431.3%Above
35–5424.8%Below
55–7423.6%Above
75 and over7.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses56.8%Below
Townhouses18.9%Above
Apartments23.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright24.7%Below
Paying a mortgage33.6%Below
Renting41.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.0%Above
One car42.7%Above
Two cars35.0%Below
Three or more15.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.7%Below
Drove to work56.5%Below
Train, tram or bus7.0%Above
Walked or cycled5.0%Above
What stands out in Joondalup
6.7% of workers in Joondalup worked from home on Census day.
16.1% of Joondalup residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
44.8% of people in Joondalup described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Joondalup
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Joondalup WA 6027.
Is Joondalup family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.0% of Joondalup's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
2,369 family households lived in Joondalup; 36.0% were couple families and 17.1% were one-parent families.
31.1% 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 Joondalup?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Joondalup had 9,193 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.0% 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 Joondalup?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 56.8% of occupied private dwellings in Joondalup.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 18.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 23.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Joondalup?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
24.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
33.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.7% 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 Joondalup?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Joondalup had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 37.3%, while 18.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Joondalup?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
56.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
7.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Joondalup?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 42.7% of the total.
50.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Joondalup, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
49.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 50.4% reported a different address.
45.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Joondalup?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
77.4% of residents used only English at home.
16.9% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Joondalup residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
45.8% of Joondalup's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 54.2% was born in Australia.
1.0% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 79.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Joondalup?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.9% of ancestry responses in Joondalup.
Australian ancestry made up 22.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Joondalup?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 10.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Joondalup?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Joondalup show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 7.4% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Joondalup?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
24.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Joondalup?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,688 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Joondalup compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.7% in Joondalup, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 24.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 41.7% in Joondalup, 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 Joondalup
Is Joondalup expensive?
The median house price is $1,060,000, while units and apartments sit at $642,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Joondalup good for families?
The Census counted 2,369 local families, and 13.0% 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 Joondalup?
Larger houses have a median around $1,230,000, 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 Joondalup
193 streets in Joondalup
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abitibi
- Alberta
- Albright
- Aldgate St
- Aldwych
- Amadeus
- Archway St
- Arrow Pl
- Ascari Ln
- Aswan
- Bala
- Barbican Tce
- Barron Pde
- Becontree
- Bethnal
- Blackfriars Rd
- Blueboy
- Blue Mountain Dr
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- Boas Ave
- Bodensee Gr
- Bonneville
- Bowstring Pl
- Buick
- Burley Griffin
- Burlos Ct
- Burns Beach Rd
- Canadice Ct
- Candlewood Bvd
- Carmen Ct
- Castle Rock
- Cayuga Pl
- Central
- Chad
- Charing Cross Rd
- Charlotte
- Chilko Ct
- Claire
- Clarke Cr
- Cockatoo Rdge
- Coipasa Pl
- Coldlake Ct
- Coliban Gr
- Collier
- Como Pl
- Cornell Pde
- Curran Ct
- Daglish
- Dauphine Pl
- Davidson Tce
- Deakin
- Delage St
- Derwent
- Dillon Glde
- Dove
- Dwyer
- Eildon Ct
- Elcar Ln
- Elskie
- Eucumbene Cr
- Fantail
- Finchley Tce
- Fontana
- Franklin Ln
- Gairloch Pl
- Galilee Gr
- Garda Gr
- Grand Bvd
- Grassbird Ave
- Greenshank Dr
- Hammersmith Ct
- Hampton Ct
- Hodges Dr
- Honeybush Dr
- Hula
- Huron
- Injune
- Iroquois
- Iseo Pl
- Ivo Pl
- Jessup
- Jolstra Cr
- Joondalup Dr
- Kalk Pl
- Kasba Gr
- Kastorias Cl
- Katrine Cr
- Kazan Cl
- Kemi Ct
- Kendrew Cr
- Kennedya Dr
- Kingsbury Rd
- Kutcharo Cr
- Kyle Ct
- Lady Evelyn Rtt
- Lago Pl
- Lakeside Dr
- Lanskie Ct
- Lawley Ct
- Lincoln Ln
- Malawi Ct
- Manapouri
- Manitoba Ct
- Manito Ct
- Manyarra
- Mclarty Ave
- Mercer Ln
- Molloy Prom
- Moondarra
- Moorgate Ct
- Muirfield
- Naivasha
- Nanika Cr
- Neale Rtt
- Nero Cl
- Ness
- Newell
- Nottinghill St
- Ohrid Pl
- Onslow Pl
- Ontario Cr
- Otisco Cr
- Ozark
- Packard St
- Panache
- Pedder Pl
- Pelly
- Pepin Ct
- Piccadilly
- Pimlico Pl
- Pipit Ln
- Placid Ct
- Plaistow St
- Portwood
- Prespa Ct
- Primrose
- Putney Pl
- Pya Pl
- Queensbury Rd
- Quesnel Pl
- Quillen
- Quinault
- Rannoch
- Raven Ln
- Regents Park Rd
- Reid Prom
- Rotorua Gr
- Royce Ct
- Sebago Ct
- Seneca
- Setoma Ct
- Shala Ln
- Shelduck Cr
- Shenton Ave
- Shinji Ct
- Shoveler Tce
- Shrike Ln
- Silkeborg Cr
- Simcoe Ct
- Sittella
- Smoothstone Ct
- Snowbird
- Sorell
- Spinebill
- St Pauls Cr
- Sundew
- Talbingo
- Taupo Glde
- Tay Glde
- Teakle Ct
- Teal Ln
- Tern Rdge
- The Embankment
- Thornbill
- Titicaca Ct
- Tottenham Rd
- Tulare
- Tumba Ct
- Ullswater Glde
- Upney
- Utah Gr
- Vaal Gr
- Vanden
- Wagtail
- Wakatipu
- Walsh
- Waterbird
- Wattlebird
- Wesley
- Windermere
- Winton Rd
- Wise St
- Woodlea Cr
- Woodswallow Cl
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