Median price trend for houses
Based on 26 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,860,000
Up 27.9% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.85m
- 5+ bed
- $2.15m
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The quick read on
Oakford
WA 6121 · Serpentine-Jarrahdale
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,860,000
- Population
- 2,803
- Postcode
- 6121
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Oakford, Western Australia
Property market insights for Oakford
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Oakford WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
Down 20.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Oakford, WA is currently $1,860,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Oakford has a 12-month growth rate of 27.9% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,850,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,150,000 in Oakford.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Oakford is $950 per week. The median house rent has decreased 20.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Oakford safe?
The overall rate for Oakford is 8,161 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Perth.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Oakford.
Overall crime rate
8,161
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Perth
OakfordGreater 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 Oakford?
Oakford WA 6121 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
2,803 people call Oakford home, with an average of 3.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,451 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,803
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.2%In line
15–3422.0%Below
35–5428.3%Above
55–7425.9%Above
75 and over4.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.2%Above
Townhouses0.6%Below
Apartments0.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright34.7%Above
Paying a mortgage60.2%Above
Renting5.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.4%Below
One car9.4%Below
Two cars32.9%Below
Three or more56.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.8%Above
Drove to work61.0%Below
Train, tram or bus1.2%Below
Walked or cycled1.8%In line
What stands out in Oakford
11.8% of workers in Oakford worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
8.7% of Oakford residents were born in England.
46.2% of people in Oakford described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Oakford
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Oakford WA 6121.
Is Oakford family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.2% of Oakford's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
806 family households lived in Oakford; 53.8% were couple families and 8.7% were one-parent families.
34.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Oakford?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Oakford had 2,803 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.2% 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 Oakford?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.2% of occupied private dwellings in Oakford.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Oakford?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
34.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
60.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
5.1% 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 Oakford?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Oakford had 3.2 people.
One-person households made up 10.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Two-person households represented 31.8%, while 39.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Oakford?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
61.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Oakford?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 9.4% of the total.
89.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Oakford, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.1% reported a different address.
20.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Oakford?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.5% of residents used only English at home.
6.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Oakford residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.8% of Oakford's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.2% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Oakford?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.0% of ancestry responses in Oakford.
Australian ancestry made up 41.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Oakford?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 13.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Oakford?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.5%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
38.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Oakford show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Oakford?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Oakford?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,451 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Oakford compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.8% in Oakford, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 34.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 5.1% in Oakford, 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 Oakford
Is Oakford expensive?
The median house price is $1,860,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Oakford good for families?
The Census counted 806 local families, and 19.2% 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 Oakford?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,850,000, 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 Oakford
66 streets in Oakford
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abernethy Rd
- Algeri
- Angus Cl
- Anketell Rd
- Ballak Pl
- Bangap Pl
- Barip Pl
- Barratt Pl
- Blair Rd
- Brahman Dr
- Brockwell Pl
- Bullock Dr
- Byford Meadows Dr
- Charolais Ct
- Country Dr
- Craddon Rd
- Craghill
- Cumming Rd
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- Cunningham Drive
- Cyprian Pl
- Devon Ct
- Ditton Rd
- Elwood
- Fieldview Ch
- Florence Pl
- Foxton Dr
- Friesian Cl
- Gibson
- Holmes Rd
- Holstein Ct
- Hopkinson Rd
- Jersey Rd
- Kargotich Rd
- Kellet Dr
- King Rd
- Lakeman Pl
- Limousin Pl
- Lorenz
- Lucca Ln
- Meadowbrook Rtt
- Meadows
- Mount Eden Ln
- Nicholson Rd
- Northerly Ln
- Old Dairy Ct
- Orton Rd
- Pantheist Cl
- Pescara Pl
- Peters
- Peverett Ln
- Pony Pl
- Rice Rd
- Rowley Rd
- Rustic Pl
- Selva Pl
- Simmental Pl
- Spears Dr
- Stadamy St
- Stockmans Cl
- Swamp Gum Rd
- Thomas Rd
- Tuart Rd
- Upton Cl
- Vortilla Ct
- Wills Pl
- Wolfe Rd
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