Median price trend for houses
Based on 98 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,280,000
Up 18.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $780k
- 3 bed
- $1.09m
- 4 bed
- $1.35m
- 5+ bed
- $1.9m
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The quick read on
Kardinya
WA 6163 · Melville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,280,000
- Median unit
- $770,000
- Population
- 9,137
- Postcode
- 6163
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ABS 2021
Kardinya, Western Australia
Property market insights for Kardinya
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kardinya WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 96 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$790 per week
Up 9.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kardinya, WA is currently $1,280,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kardinya has a 12-month growth rate of 18.1% for houses and 36.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $780,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,090,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,900,000 in Kardinya.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kardinya is $790 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kardinya is $770,000, which has increased 36.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $605,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $820,000 in Kardinya. The median rent for units and apartments in Kardinya is $675 per week and has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kardinya safe?
The overall rate for Kardinya is 5,876 offences per 100,000 residents — 25% 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 Kardinya.
Overall crime rate
5,876
offences per 100,000 residents
25% belowGreater Perth
KardinyaGreater 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 Kardinya?
Kardinya WA 6163 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
9,137 people call Kardinya home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,927 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,137
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,003 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $390 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.9%Below
15–3426.7%In line
35–5424.0%Below
55–7426.9%Above
75 and over8.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.2%Above
Townhouses10.2%Below
Apartments3.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.1%Above
Paying a mortgage34.9%Below
Renting20.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car30.8%Below
Two cars42.0%Above
Three or more23.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.4%In line
Drove to work64.7%Above
Train, tram or bus3.9%Below
Walked or cycled1.4%Below
What stands out in Kardinya
7.4% of workers in Kardinya worked from home on Census day.
5.2% of Kardinya residents were born in England.
36.8% of people in Kardinya described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kardinya
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kardinya WA 6163.
Is Kardinya family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.9% of Kardinya's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
2,654 family households lived in Kardinya; 41.9% were couple families and 13.1% were one-parent families.
29.1% 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 Kardinya?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kardinya had 9,137 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.4% 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 Kardinya?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.2% of occupied private dwellings in Kardinya.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kardinya?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
34.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.9% 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 Kardinya?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kardinya had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 20.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 23.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kardinya?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
64.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
3.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kardinya?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 30.8% of the total.
65.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kardinya, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.7% reported a different address.
36.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kardinya?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
71.1% of residents used only English at home.
25.4% used a language other than English at home.
4.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kardinya residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
36.9% of Kardinya's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 63.1% was born in Australia.
2.1% of residents were born in China.
2.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kardinya?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.2% of ancestry responses in Kardinya.
Australian ancestry made up 25.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 11.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kardinya?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 12.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 11.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kardinya?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.
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kardinya show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kardinya?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kardinya?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,927 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,003.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $390 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kardinya compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.4% in Kardinya, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 44.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 20.9% in Kardinya, 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 Kardinya
Is Kardinya expensive?
The median house price is $1,280,000, while units and apartments sit at $770,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kardinya good for families?
The Census counted 2,654 local families, and 13.9% 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 Kardinya?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,350,000, 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 Kardinya
166 streets in Kardinya
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ainslie Ct
- Aleppo Dr
- Alsop Pl
- Anglesey Dr
- Arnold Cr
- Atwell Ct
- Barblett
- Barclay Rd
- Battye Rd
- Bayliss Rd
- Bellairs Rd
- Berkshire Pl
- Bersica Ct
- Blyth
- Borell Pl
- Botanical Place
- Bowen St
- Bowman Ct
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- Brophy St
- Buckingham Cr
- Bunning Pl
- Burney Ct
- Callaway Cr
- Cameron
- Canary Pl
- Capper Pl
- Christensen St
- Clews St
- Clifton Ct
- Colebatch
- Conifer Place
- Copperwaite Rd
- Crossland
- Currie Pl
- Cusack
- Dalston Cr
- Davies Cr
- Diamond Pl
- Dixon Pl
- Dixon St
- Dorward Ct
- Duggan Ct
- Ellis Rd
- Exley Cl
- Farrington Rd
- Fielder Ct
- Forest
- Foxcroft Ct
- Gairdner Dr
- Garden
- Garland Ct
- Garling St
- Gilbertson Rd
- Gillett Dr
- Green Ct
- Hadley
- Hall Pl
- Hamersley
- Hanrahan
- Harvey Cr
- Hawker Cl
- Haynes Ct
- Hemlock Close
- Hoad Ct
- Hodgson Pl
- Hotchin
- Hutchings
- Jaggs
- James Rd
- Jarman Cl
- Jull Ct
- Kardinya Rd
- Kidson St
- Kingston Pl
- Kirk Rd
- Lawrence
- Le Souef Dr
- Limb
- Loris
- Mannion
- Maritime Ave
- Mayne Cl
- Mcbeth
- Mckleery St
- Mcmahon
- Meadow Cl
- Moir Rd
- Monterey Ct
- Moore
- Morrow
- Moseley
- Mounsey St
- Munns Pl
- Nicol Cl
- North Lake Rd
- Ochiltree
- Oliver Ct
- Park
- Parkinson Ln
- Park Ln
- Passey Pl
- Petterson Ave
- Philmore Cr
- Piercy
- Piercy Ct
- Pine Gr
- Pinewood Ave
- Pinnock Cl
- Pollen Lane
- Prescott Dr
- Prider Ct
- Purcell Gr
- Ralston Rd
- Ranford
- Reid St
- Riley Rd
- Robertson Rd
- Ross Rd
- Rushton Ct
- Sanders
- Saw Rd
- Seed Lane
- Sexton Ct
- Shann Gr
- Slater Ct
- Somerset
- South St
- Stagg Ct
- Stamos Ct
- Stampel
- Stanbury Pl
- Steffanoni Pl
- Stevens Pl
- Stewart
- Stileman
- Stone Ct
- Sullivan
- Sweeney St
- Tamworth
- Tangney Cr
- Tangney Ct
- Tanner Pl
- Tate Pl
- Temby Ct
- The Mews
- Thomas
- Thrum
- Tintal Pl
- Townshend
- Townsing Rd
- Trigg Pl
- Tyers
- Underwood Gr
- Urwick Ct
- Walker Ct
- Waring
- Weatherburn
- Weaver Ct
- Weston
- Whelan Rd
- Williamson Rd
- Wilsmore Gr
- Windelya Rd
- Winterfold Rd
- Wood Ct
- Woolnough
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