Median price trend for houses
Based on 45 sales in the preceding 12 months
$915,000
Up 23.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $778k
- 4 bed
- $985k
- 5+ bed
- $1.4m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Mount Richon
WA 6112 · Armadale
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $915,000
- Median unit
- $652,000
- Population
- 2,067
- Postcode
- 6112
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ABS 2021
Mount Richon, Western Australia
Property market insights for Mount Richon
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Richon WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Richon, WA is currently $915,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Richon has a 12-month growth rate of 23.6% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $778,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $985,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,400,000 in Mount Richon.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Richon is $600 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mount Richon is $652,000.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Richon safe?
The overall rate for Mount Richon is 5,197 offences per 100,000 residents — 33% 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 Mount Richon.
Overall crime rate
5,197
offences per 100,000 residents
33% belowGreater Perth
Mount RichonGreater 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 Mount Richon?
Mount Richon WA 6112 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
2,067 people call Mount Richon home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,450 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,067
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,817 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.5%Below
15–3419.9%Below
35–5422.7%Below
55–7430.6%Above
75 and over12.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses77.8%In line
Townhouses0.8%Below
Apartments2.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.7%Above
Paying a mortgage41.8%Below
Renting10.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.0%In line
One car35.3%In line
Two cars34.1%Below
Three or more26.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.4%In line
Drove to work65.4%Above
Train, tram or bus3.6%Below
Walked or cycled2.1%In line
What stands out in Mount Richon
7.4% of workers in Mount Richon worked from home on Census day.
15.4% of Mount Richon residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
44.9% of people in Mount Richon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Richon
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Richon WA 6112.
Is Mount Richon family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Mount Richon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
601 family households lived in Mount Richon; 35.9% were couple families and 13.0% were one-parent families.
27.8% 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 Mount Richon?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Richon had 2,067 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.1% 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 Mount Richon?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 77.8% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Richon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Richon?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
41.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Richon?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Richon had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 39.1%, while 17.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Richon?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.
65.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
3.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Richon?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
One-car households formed 35.3% of the total.
60.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Richon, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.6% reported a different address.
32.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Richon?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.0% of residents used only English at home.
6.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Richon residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
32.9% of Mount Richon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 67.1% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Richon?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Mount Richon.
Australian ancestry made up 30.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Richon?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 10.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Richon?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.1%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
32.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Richon show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 6.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Richon?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Richon?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,450 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,817.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Richon compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.4% in Mount Richon, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 47.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 10.5% in Mount Richon, 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 Mount Richon
Is Mount Richon expensive?
The median house price is $915,000, while units and apartments sit at $652,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Richon good for families?
The Census counted 601 local families, and 14.5% 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 Mount Richon?
Larger houses have a median around $1,400,000, 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 Mount Richon
39 streets in Mount Richon
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aitken Rd
- Albany Hwy
- Amethyst Cr
- Beazley
- Bedfordale Hill Rd
- Billing Pl
- Burndale Rd
- Burrows Rtt
- Carrick Rd
- Cellar Pl
- Chateau Ct
- Claret Pl
- Colyer
- Cooliabberra Dr
- Crystal Ct
- Emerald Pl
- Garnet St
- Gold Pl
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- Harrison Rd
- Hillside Rd
- Jade St
- Jasper Pl
- Leys
- Marsh Rd
- Onyx Rd
- Opal
- Petalite Pl
- Richon
- Rise Ct
- Ruby Ct
- Sapphire Ct
- Saw Rd
- South Western Hwy
- Summit
- Talus Dr
- Topaz Ct
- Tredale Ave
- Treecrest
- Woodcroft Pl
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