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The quick read on

Shelley

WA 6148 · Canning

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

Median house: $1,850,000
Median unit: $930,000
Population: 4,795
Postcode: 6148

Property market insights for Shelley (WA)

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Shelley (WA) WA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 44 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,850,000

Up 21.3% over 12 months

2 bed: $1.5m
3 bed: $1.2m
4 bed: $1.91m
5+ bed: $3.18m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 44 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$850 per week

Up 13.3% over 12 months

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Shelley (WA), WA is currently $1,850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Shelley (WA) has a 12-month growth rate of 21.3% for houses and 27.4% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,910,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,180,000 in Shelley (WA).

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Shelley (WA) is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 13.3% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Shelley (WA) is $930,000, which has increased 27.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $750,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $930,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $3,000,000 in Shelley (WA). The median rent for units and apartments in Shelley (WA) is $675 per week and has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Shelley safe?

The overall rate for Shelley is 4,284 offences per 100,000 residents — 45% 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 Shelley.

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Overall crime rate

4,284

offences per 100,000 residents

45% belowGreater Perth

ShelleyGreater 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 Shelley?

Shelley WA 6148 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.

4,795 people call Shelley home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,186 a week.

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

Population: 4,795
Median age: 42 years
Median mortgage: $2,275 / month
2021 household rent: $380 / week

Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1518.4%Below

15–3422.1%Below

35–5427.6%In line

55–7424.1%Above

75 and over7.6%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses78.5%Above

Townhouses21.2%Above

Apartments0.2%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright41.7%Above

Paying a mortgage33.5%Below

Renting24.9%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car3.0%Below

One car29.5%Below

Two cars45.5%Above

Three or more21.8%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home8.9%Above

Drove to work65.0%Above

Train, tram or bus4.3%Below

Walked or cycled1.0%Below

What stands out in Shelley

8.9% of workers in Shelley worked from home on Census day.

6.7% of Shelley residents were born in England.

34.9% of people in Shelley described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Shelley

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Shelley WA 6148.

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

18.4% of Shelley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

1,366 family households lived in Shelley; 51.3% were couple families and 11.8% were one-parent families.

37.0% 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 Shelley?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Shelley had 4,795 residents at the 2021 Census.

21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

31.7% 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 Shelley?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 78.5% of occupied private dwellings in Shelley.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 21.2% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

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

41.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

33.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

24.9% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Shelley?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Shelley had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 19.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Two-person households represented 32.6%, while 31.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

8.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

65.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.

4.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

One-car households formed 29.5% of the total.

67.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

58.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.9% reported a different address.

47.5% 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 Shelley?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

63.7% of residents used only English at home.

33.9% used a language other than English at home.

8.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.6% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

47.5% of Shelley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 52.5% was born in Australia.

4.1% of residents were born in China.

6.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.8%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 32.3% of ancestry responses in Shelley.

Australian ancestry made up 18.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 16.8% of responses.

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

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

36.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Managers accounted for 15.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.0% of workers, and education and training employed 12.3%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 63.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.

35.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Shelley show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

66.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

5.4% reported asthma, 6.8% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

37.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $2,186 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,275.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.

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

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

Working from home was 8.9% in Shelley, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.

Outright ownership was 41.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Renting accounted for 24.9% in Shelley, 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 Shelley (WA)

Is Shelley (WA) expensive?

The median house price is $1,850,000, while units and apartments sit at $930,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Shelley (WA) good for families?

The Census counted 1,366 local families, and 18.4% 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 Shelley (WA)?

2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,500,000, 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 Shelley (WA)

66 streets in Shelley (WA)

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

Abrolhos Cl
Aldam Cr
Aries Ct
Barbican St East
Barbican St West
Barrow Cr
Beatrice Ave
Bernier Rd
Beryl Ave
Bridget Pl
Bruny Pl
Burnham
Corbel St
Corinthian Rd East
Corinthian Rd West
Denise Cl
Desford Cl
Dewey St

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Doric St
Dorre Ct
Drysdale St
Fifth Ave
Godbold Cl
Holmes St
Houtmans St
Ionic Pl
Ionic St
Kanella Rd
Koolan Dr
Linkwater St
Lowry St
Marjorie Ave
Michael Ct
Modillion Ave North
Modillion Avenue South
Moness Pl
Moness St
Monota Ave
Mosaic St East
Mosaic St West
Myra Pl
Nearwater
Newbridge Pl
Park Beach Cl
Pleasant Pl
Riverby Cl
Riverton Dr East
Riverton Drive North
Riverton Dr North
Riverton Dr West
Robbins Pl
Rodondo Pl
Shelley St
Sixth Ave
Tasman Pl
Throsby St
Tribute St East
Tribute St West
Tricia Ct
Tudor Ave North
Tudor Ave South
Verton Dr
Vesta Cr
Violet Ave
Watersby Cr
Zenith St

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