Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$624,000
Down 31.4% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Pickering Brook
WA 6076 · Kalamunda
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $624,000
- Population
- 579
- Postcode
- 6076
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Pickering Brook, Western Australia
Property market insights for Pickering Brook
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pickering Brook WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Down 10.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Pickering Brook, WA is currently $624,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pickering Brook has a 12-month growth rate of -31.4% for houses.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Pickering Brook is $675 per week. The median house rent has decreased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Pickering Brook safe?
The overall rate for Pickering Brook is 15,005 offences per 100,000 residents — 92% above 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 Pickering Brook.
Overall crime rate
15,005
offences per 100,000 residents
92% aboveGreater Perth
Pickering BrookGreater 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 Pickering Brook?
Pickering Brook WA 6076 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
579 people call Pickering Brook home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,760 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 579
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.4%Below
15–3419.0%Below
35–5426.9%Below
55–7425.7%Above
75 and over10.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments2.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright54.6%Above
Paying a mortgage29.1%Below
Renting16.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.4%Below
One car13.8%Below
Two cars30.0%Below
Three or more47.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.7%Above
Drove to work54.1%Below
Train, tram or bus2.0%Below
Walked or cycled9.2%Above
What stands out in Pickering Brook
17.7% of workers in Pickering Brook worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
5.4% of Pickering Brook residents were born in England.
39.2% of people in Pickering Brook described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pickering Brook
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pickering Brook WA 6076.
Is Pickering Brook family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.4% of Pickering Brook's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
161 family households lived in Pickering Brook; 47.2% were couple families and 16.8% were one-parent families.
35.4% 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 Pickering Brook?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pickering Brook had 579 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.9% 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 Pickering Brook?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.2% of occupied private dwellings in Pickering Brook.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Pickering Brook?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
54.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
29.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.3% 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 Pickering Brook?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pickering Brook had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 36.5%, while 30.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pickering Brook?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
54.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pickering Brook?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 13.8% of the total.
77.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pickering Brook, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
81.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 18.1% reported a different address.
17.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Pickering Brook?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.5% of residents used only English at home.
5.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Pickering Brook residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.8% of Pickering Brook's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pickering Brook?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.3% of ancestry responses in Pickering Brook.
Australian ancestry made up 37.0% 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 Pickering Brook?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 26.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 5.1% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pickering Brook?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.7%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Pickering Brook show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.1% reported asthma, 9.0% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pickering Brook?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pickering Brook?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,760 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
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 Pickering Brook compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.7% in Pickering Brook, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 54.6% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Renting accounted for 16.3% in Pickering Brook, 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 Pickering Brook
Is Pickering Brook expensive?
The median house price is $624,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pickering Brook good for families?
The Census counted 161 local families, and 17.4% 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 Pickering Brook?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Pickering Brook
27 streets in Pickering Brook
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bracken Rd
- Canning Rd
- Carinyah Rd
- Cunnold Cl
- Cunnold St
- East Rd
- Forrest Rd
- Foti Rd
- Francais Rd
- Hewison Rd
- Holroyd Rd
- Isaacs Rd
- Kings Mill Rd
- Marchetti Rd
- Mccorkill Rd
- Merrivale Rd
- Neave St
- Patterson Rd
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- Pickering Brook Rd
- Repatriation Rd
- Reserve Rd
- Ryan Rd
- Sala Rd
- Walnut Rd
- Weston Rd
- Westons Rd
- Woodbine Rd
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