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Ascot, 6104

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,428

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.5%

Median age

46

Median income

$2,072/wk

Employment rate

58.9%

University qualified

27%

Work from home

9.2%

Languages at home

20.9%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.2/100
Average

Top 39% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Inner city
What Ascot is known for: Beach, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Ascot is an inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Belmont Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 71% above the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength. Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year. The main trade-offs are limited school access and weaker public transport, with school access 57% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and dining over school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School access is sparse
  • Public transport coverage is sparse

What stands out

  • Ascot Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Swan River
  • Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Ascot compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$688/wk

Population (ERP)

3,428

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#25

among Metro Perth · Mature

Pop. growth

34th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

52nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
44.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 39% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
3328th in Australia
State rank
270th in WA
Peer rank
#25 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#180 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$688
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,883

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

3,428(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · +7.5% over 5 years · 34th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
+7.5%
Change in 1 year
+5
Change in 5 years
+238
Growth rank in WA
34th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,650), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,095
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$2,072
Dwelling vacancy
11.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
157 of 1,322
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.4% / 33.3% / 31.3%
Employment rate
58.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.2% / 6.5% / 67.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
814 / 150 / 180 (+ 9 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

27% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 14.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified27% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational14.3% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below48.6% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce24.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies21.2%
  • Health12.3%
  • Society and culture10.5%
  • Education7.7%
  • Natural and physical sciences4.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,375

56th percentile in WA · +6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,860

64th percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

41st percentile in WA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$43,507

19th percentile in WA · -31% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

92nd percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6104 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,270
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,228
Median net rent
-$949
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,315
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
-32%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

20.9% speak a language other than English at home; 38% born overseas

Language at home
2,170 English only · 574 other
Non-English at home
20.9%
Born overseas
1,051 (38%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
59 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
2,410
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin48 · 20.6%
  • Vietnamese19 · 8.2%
  • Italian17 · 7.3%
  • Cantonese15 · 6.4%
  • Spanish14 · 6%
  • Arabic13 · 5.6%
  • Indonesian12 · 5.2%
  • Urdu12 · 5.2%

Religion

43%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 43%, while 36.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion36.3%42.5%
Christianity43%41.1%
Hinduism2.1%2%
Islam2.6%2.5%
Buddhism2.3%2.2%
Other / not stated13.7%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.9%18.7%
Anglican10.7%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3%3.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Cannington Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
14,034
Against the person
3,038
Against property
8,831
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
75.2
State crime-rate percentile
70th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,011
Median ICSEA percentile
52th
School list
  • Belmont Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 73 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Redcliffe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 988 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 301 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Maria Goretti's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 367 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Mulberry Tree Childcare and Kindykindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

14 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Grandstand Rd After Waterway Cr
  • Grandstand Rd Before Waterway Cr
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Abernethy Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Hargreaves St
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Hehir St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

87 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 9 fast food · 4 swimming pools · 1 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 4 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
43/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.32
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
3.55
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.91
Food & drink(11)
  • Kwik Koffee AscotCafe
  • Domino'sFast food
  • Fasta PastaFast food

    Shop 4 Great Eastern Highway Ascot

  • Grill'dFast food

    Unit T4-T6 268 Great Eastern Highway, Ascot

  • Guzman y GomezFast food

    Daly Street

  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • ZambreroFast food
  • ZushibentoFast food
  • LegianRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • Sydney ToolsHardware store
Everyday services(4)
  • AmpolPetrol station
  • BPPetrol station
  • MobilPetrol station
  • Vibe Ascot IGA XpressPetrol station
Health & services(1)
  • Ascot Equine VeterinariansVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(20)
  • Beach
  • Ashfield Flats River TrackCycling route
  • Baigup Wetlands TrailCycling route
  • EPGF1 East Perth-Guildford, south side of Swan RiverCycling route
  • EPGF2 - East Perth-Guildford, north side of Swan RiverCycling route
  • MALP Maylands Peninsular LoopCycling route
  • Midland Railway PSPCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 12 - Causeway (Perth side) to Garvey ParkCycling route
  • Severin WalkCycling route
  • Swan River Ride 2Cycling route
  • Tonkin Highway PSPCycling route
  • Gould ParkDrinking water
  • Park (3)
  • Pitman ParkPark
  • Perth Ascot CentralSwimming pool
  • PoolSwimming pool
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Central Caravan ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(4)
  • Perth Ascot Central Apartment HotelHotel

    308 Great Eastern Highway, Ascot

  • Quest Perth AscotHotel
  • Swan River HotelHotel

    1 Epsom Avenue, Ascot

  • Sanno Marracoonda Perth Airport HotelMotel

    46 Kanowna Avenue, Redcliffe

Transport(11)

11 bus stops

Other(13)
  • Artwork
  • Bench
  • Bicycle Parking (7)
  • BudgetCar Rental
  • Car Rental (2)
  • Information
  • Main RoadsInformation
  • Parking (13)
  • Perth Ascot CentralParking

    308 Great Eastern Highway, Ascot

  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Reception Desk
  • Shelter
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Garvey ParkPark
  • Invercloy ParkPark
  • Kuljak IslandPark
  • Pitman ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
21.3%
Woodland / forest cover
1.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
18
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital (4.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
4
Residential aged-care places
164

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Baptistcare Home Services WA - East MetroASCOTHome Care
  • Baptistcare Home Services WA - North MetroASCOTHome Care
  • Baptistcare Home Services WA - WheatbeltASCOTHome Care
  • Craigcare Ascot WatersASCOTResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
72
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Invercloy Park11A Wedderburn Pl, Ascot25910
  • Invercloy Park11A Wedderburn Pl, Ascot25910
  • Bristile Kilns (fmr), Belmont80 Grandstand Rd, Ascot868
  • Nulsen Haven4 Wedderburn Pl, Ascot140

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Swan
Member of Parliament
Zaneta MASCARENHAS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,105
Turnout (2025)
87.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 36.0%Labor 64.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.3 km away).

Coalition 34.1%Labor 65.9%

1.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BelmontLabor 62.1% · Coalition 37.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • RedcliffeLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Cloverdale NorthLabor 71.5% · Coalition 28.5% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • Belmont SouthLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • Rivervale NorthLabor 64.0% · Coalition 36.0% TPP (2025)2.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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