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The quick read on

Kinross

WA 6028 · Joondalup

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

Median house
$1,090,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$706,000

latest suburb median

Population
6,988

ABS 2021

Postcode
6028

Kinross, Western Australia

Property market insights for Kinross

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kinross WA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 90 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,090,000

Up 20.8% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$927k
4 bed
$1.1m
5+ bed
$1.16m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 63 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$800 per week

Up 10.3% over 12 months

$800$700$600$50020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Kinross, WA is currently $1,090,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kinross has a 12-month growth rate of 20.8% for houses and 10.3% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $927,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Kinross.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kinross is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.3% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kinross is $706,000, which has increased 10.3% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $706,000 in Kinross. The median rent for units and apartments in Kinross is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Kinross safe?

The overall rate for Kinross is 5,072 offences per 100,000 residents — 35% 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 Kinross.

Overall crime rate

5,072

offences per 100,000 residents

35% belowGreater Perth

KinrossGreater 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 Kinross?

Kinross WA 6028 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.

6,988 people call Kinross home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,239 a week.

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

Population
6,988
Median age
38 years
Median mortgage
$1,907 / month
2021 household rent
$405 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1519.8%Above
15–3425.5%Below
35–5429.6%Above
55–7420.7%In line
75 and over4.3%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses93.2%Above
Townhouses6.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright24.1%Below
Paying a mortgage59.2%Above
Renting16.7%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car1.6%Below
One car26.3%Below
Two cars45.6%Above
Three or more26.0%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home7.9%In line
Drove to work62.1%In line
Train, tram or bus5.5%In line
Walked or cycled0.6%Below

What stands out in Kinross

7.9% of workers in Kinross worked from home on Census day.

21.0% of Kinross residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.

48.6% of people in Kinross described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Kinross

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kinross WA 6028.

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

19.8% of Kinross's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

2,025 family households lived in Kinross; 52.4% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.

39.0% 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 Kinross?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Kinross had 6,988 residents at the 2021 Census.

24.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

25.0% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 93.2% of occupied private dwellings in Kinross.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.9% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Kinross?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

24.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

59.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.7% 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 Kinross?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Kinross had 2.9 people.

One-person households made up 14.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.

Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 33.6% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

7.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.

62.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.

5.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.6% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.

One-car households formed 26.3% of the total.

71.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

68.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.5% reported a different address.

45.4% 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 Kinross?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

87.8% of residents used only English at home.

8.8% used a language other than English at home.

0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

45.4% of Kinross's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 54.6% was born in Australia.

0.6% of residents were born in China.

0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.5%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 50.8% of ancestry responses in Kinross.

Australian ancestry made up 26.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.1% of responses.

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

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

18.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Managers accounted for 11.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Kinross?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 72.5%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.

41.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.3% 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 Kinross show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

63.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.6% reported asthma, 7.0% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

23.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.4%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $2,239 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,907.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $405 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

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

Working from home was 7.9% in Kinross, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.

Outright ownership was 24.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Renting accounted for 16.7% in Kinross, 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 Kinross

Is Kinross expensive?

The median house price is $1,090,000, while units and apartments sit at $706,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Kinross good for families?

The Census counted 2,025 local families, and 19.8% 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 Kinross?

Larger houses have a median around $1,160,000, 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 Kinross

123 streets in Kinross

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

  • Aberdeen
  • Ailsacraig
  • Airdrie
  • Annandale
  • Arbroath
  • Awe
  • Badenoch Ct
  • Balliol
  • Bennevis
  • Blairgowie
  • Blair Gr
  • Bonnyrigg
  • Brodie Pl
  • Broughton
  • Bute Ct
  • Cairnsmore Ch
  • Callander Ave
  • Carnock
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  • Carrick
  • Clydebank Cr
  • Coatbridge Cct
  • Comyn Ln
  • Corsock
  • Craignish
  • Cranston
  • Crosshill
  • Cuchullin Ct
  • Culloch
  • Culroy Gr
  • Dalbeattie
  • Dalkeith
  • Dalzell
  • Darroch
  • Darvel Cl
  • Doon Ct
  • Dorian
  • Duart
  • Dumbarton
  • Dunblane Ct
  • Dundaff
  • Dunfermline
  • Dunkeld
  • Dunlop
  • Dunscore
  • Earlsferry
  • Eden
  • Edinburgh Ave
  • Ericht
  • Fairlie Gr
  • Falkirk Ct
  • Falkland
  • Fenwick
  • Fintry Cl
  • Fisherton Cct
  • Forfar
  • Galloway
  • Gardiner
  • Geoff Russell Ave
  • Gilbank Cr
  • Girvan Ln
  • Glasgow Ct
  • Glencoe
  • Glencraig Cr
  • Glendevon
  • Glespin
  • Glomach Cct
  • Golspie Pl
  • Grangemouth
  • Greenock
  • Gretna Ct
  • Gunn
  • Hebrides
  • Inez
  • Inverleith
  • Keppoch Ct
  • Killyth
  • Kilmarnock
  • Kilmory Gr
  • Kinglassie
  • Kinross Dr
  • Kirkdale
  • Laidon
  • Lamond Cl
  • Langbank Cl
  • Lauder Pl
  • Lerwick Ln
  • Leven
  • Lochmaben Rtt
  • Lochnagar
  • Lochy Cl
  • Macalpine Rtt
  • Macduff Ln
  • Macfie
  • Macnaughton Cr
  • Melfort
  • Melrose Crst
  • Menteith Pl
  • Midlothian Cr
  • Monkton Pl
  • Mossdale
  • Ossian
  • Renfrew
  • Rollo Ct
  • Rosneath Tce
  • Roxburgh
  • Rutherglen
  • Seagate
  • Seamill
  • Selkirk Dr
  • Seton Ln
  • Shetland
  • Shin
  • Skene Ln
  • Stenton
  • Stonehaven Pde
  • Stow Ln
  • Tarbolton
  • Thornton Rtt
  • Tynron
  • Whim Ct
  • Whithorn
  • Wigtown Ln
  • Wishaw

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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.