Median price trend for houses
Based on 98 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,030,000
Up 27.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $750k
- 3 bed
- $999k
- 4 bed
- $1.1m
- 5+ bed
- $1.22m
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The quick read on
Kewdale
WA 6105 · Belmont
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,030,000
- Median unit
- $628,000
- Population
- 7,397
- Postcode
- 6105
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ABS 2021
Kewdale, Western Australia
Property market insights for Kewdale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kewdale WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 111 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kewdale, WA is currently $1,030,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kewdale has a 12-month growth rate of 27.7% for houses and 23.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $750,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $999,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Kewdale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kewdale is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kewdale is $628,000, which has increased 23.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $506,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $615,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $808,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $932,000 in Kewdale. The median rent for units and apartments in Kewdale is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kewdale safe?
The overall rate for Kewdale is 6,703 offences per 100,000 residents — 14% 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 Kewdale.
Overall crime rate
6,703
offences per 100,000 residents
14% belowGreater Perth
KewdaleGreater 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 Kewdale?
Kewdale WA 6105 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
7,397 people call Kewdale home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,597 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,397
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.9%In line
15–3428.8%Above
35–5427.8%In line
55–7417.6%Below
75 and over6.9%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses71.7%Below
Townhouses23.8%Above
Apartments4.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright30.1%Above
Paying a mortgage32.3%Below
Renting37.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.8%Above
One car41.7%Above
Two cars36.6%Below
Three or more14.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.3%Below
Drove to work62.9%Above
Train, tram or bus6.9%Above
Walked or cycled1.9%In line
What stands out in Kewdale
5.3% of workers in Kewdale worked from home on Census day.
4.1% of Kewdale residents were born in England, about half the rate across Greater Perth.
32.2% of people in Kewdale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kewdale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kewdale WA 6105.
Is Kewdale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.9% of Kewdale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
1,895 family households lived in Kewdale; 44.3% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
40.2% 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 Kewdale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kewdale had 7,397 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kewdale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 71.7% of occupied private dwellings in Kewdale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kewdale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
30.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
32.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
37.6% 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 Kewdale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kewdale had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 29.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 32.3%, while 22.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kewdale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.3% 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.
6.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kewdale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 41.7% of the total.
51.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kewdale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.7% reported a different address.
45.2% 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 Kewdale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
56.5% of residents used only English at home.
37.9% used a language other than English at home.
4.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.5% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kewdale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
45.2% of Kewdale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 54.8% was born in Australia.
3.1% of residents were born in China.
3.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 73.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kewdale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 26.1% of ancestry responses in Kewdale.
Australian ancestry made up 22.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kewdale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 9.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kewdale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
38.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kewdale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.2% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kewdale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kewdale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,597 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 $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kewdale compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.3% in Kewdale, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 30.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 37.6% in Kewdale, 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 Kewdale
Is Kewdale expensive?
The median house price is $1,030,000, while units and apartments sit at $628,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kewdale good for families?
The Census counted 1,895 local families, and 18.9% 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 Kewdale?
Larger houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Kewdale
125 streets in Kewdale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abernethy Rd
- Acton Ave
- Aitken
- Armadale Rd
- Armitt St
- Arthur St
- Ashley Ave
- Baldwin St
- Ballantyne Rd
- Battaglia Pl
- Bell St
- Belmont Ave
- Blomfield Ct
- Boucher St
- Bradford St
- Briggs St
- Burchell
- Casella Pl
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- Cemy Pl
- Charlton Rd
- Chilver St
- Chisholm Cr
- Cohn St
- Compton Pl
- Coney Dr
- Connaughton St
- Corser St
- Cottage Park
- Daddow Rd
- Dixon Ave
- Downsborough Ave
- Draper Pl
- Durham Pl
- Elizabeth St
- Fenton St
- Ferguson St
- Fulham St
- Gabriel Pl
- Gabriel St
- Glassford Rd
- Green St
- Hampton St
- Harmony
- Harrow Pl
- Harrow St
- Hazelhurst St
- Hedges Pl
- Henrietta St
- Hillcrest Rd
- Hodgson
- Hotchkin Pl
- Jeffrey St
- Jenark
- Kambalda
- Keane St
- Kestal Pl
- Kewdale Rd
- Kew St
- Kingscote St
- Knutsford Ave
- Kooyong Rd
- Lance Pl
- Laurie St
- Leach Hwy
- Lemon Gum Ct
- Luscombe Street
- Mackay St
- Maikai Pl
- Manor Pl
- Marchesi St
- Mcdermott St
- Mcdowell St
- Mcgill St
- Mercato Ct
- Mercury St
- Miles Rd
- Nance St
- Noble St
- Norlin St
- Oats St
- Orrong Pl
- Orrong Rd
- Osbourn Pl
- Paterson Rd
- Peace
- Peachey Ave
- Pegg Ct
- Penryn Ct
- Penryn St
- Perman Pl
- Picaro Pl
- President St
- Pritchard St
- Ray Rd
- Redgum Ct
- Reen St
- Reggio Rd
- Riebe Ave
- Rinsey Pl
- Rosina Street
- Ross St
- Rowlands St
- Ruan Pl
- Scott St
- Shaw Pl
- Skinner Ln
- St Kilda Rd
- Stockdale Rd
- Surrey Rd
- Sydenham St
- Terminal Road
- Thompson Pl
- Tipping Rd
- Towers St
- Urquhart Pl
- Valentine St
- Villa
- Wharton Rd
- Wheatley Pl
- Wheatley St
- Wicca St
- Willow Tree Dr
- Winton St
- Wright St
- Yomba St
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