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WA · Melville Council

Alfred Cove, 6154

Current weather

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65% humidity · 6.4 km/h wind · 16° / 10.7° today · 0.2 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

53.8/100
Average

Top 25% of Western Australia's suburbs

57% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Cycling
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Alfred Cove is known for: Cycling, Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Melville, Alfred Cove is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.

Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Public transport links make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
2,830
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,262
Dwelling vacancy
5.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
62 of 1,133
Median monthly mortgage
$2,400
Employment rate
64.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
78 / 207 / 16

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$755
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
715

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries

Public transport

13 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Canning Hwy After Doney St
  • Canning Hwy After Latham St
  • Canning Hwy After North Lake Rd
  • Canning Hwy After North Lake Rd
  • Canning Hwy Before Coverley St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

30 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BWSAlcohol
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Bus stop (2)
  • Canning Hwy After Doney StBus stop
  • Canning Hwy After Latham StBus stop
  • Canning Hwy After North Lake RdBus stop
  • Canning Hwy Before Coverley StBus stop
  • Canning Hwy Before Norma RdBus stop
  • Kitchener Rd After Cormack RdBus stop
  • Kitchener Rd After North Lake RdBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Sid Eaton ReservePark
  • Tompkins ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
6
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Alfred Cove Dental & Denture Centredentist
  • Align Health Chiropracticalternative
  • Laser Eye Clinicoptometrist
  • Melville Dental Surgerydentist
  • Perth Speech Therapyspeech_therapist
  • Precision physio & Massagephysiotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
3

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
53.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 25% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1524th in Australia
State rank
170th in WA
Peer rank
#120 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#129 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
57%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Alfred Cove Dental & Denture Centreamenitiesdentist
  • Ampolamenitiesfuel
  • Australia Postamenitiespost_box
  • BWSamenitiesalcohol
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
  • Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
  • Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop

Data sources & freshness

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