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Brentwood, 6153

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,420

Growth (1 yr)

+2.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.2%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,707/wk

Employment rate

60.3%

University qualified

36.2%

Work from home

8.3%

Languages at home

24.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.6/100
Average

Top 25% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
What Brentwood is known for: Beach

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Suburb profile

Brentwood is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Melville Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 48% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high, and crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and thinner dining and café options, with median rents 22% above the peer median.

Brentwood's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (131)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Dining and cafés are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Brentwood Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
  • Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Brentwood compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$875/wk

Population (ERP)

2,420

+2.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.8%

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

#34

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

84th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

42%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

92nd

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
49.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 25% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2080th in Australia
State rank
170th in WA
Peer rank
#34 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#122 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)
$875
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,995

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

2,420(June 2025)

+2.8% annual · +12.2% over 5 years · 84th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.8%
5-year growth
+12.2%
Change in 1 year
+65
Change in 5 years
+264
Growth rank in WA
84th 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 (~2,600), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,153
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,707
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
53 of 908
Median monthly mortgage
$2,100
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.7% / 30.7% / 41.6%
Employment rate
60.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.3% / 8.4% / 63.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
588 / 260 / 6

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

36.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 11.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified36.2% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8.4% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational11.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below44.1% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce23.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.3%
  • Health15%
  • Society and culture13.3%
  • Education8.6%
  • Natural and physical sciences4.8%
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)
$70,663

86th percentile in WA · +20% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,746

87th percentile in WA · +13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

94th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$126,138

97th percentile in WA · +99% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

56th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6153 — 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
16,269
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,160
Median net rent
$1,564
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,394
Taxable income vs state median
+16%
Salary / wages vs state median
+18%
Rental investment vs state median
+58%
Super vs state median
+98%
Business income vs state median
+13%

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

24.7% speak a language other than English at home; 35.5% born overseas

Language at home
1,568 English only · 514 other
Non-English at home
24.7%
Born overseas
741 (35.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
71 (3.3%)
Australian citizens
1,866
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
18

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin68 · 32.9%
  • Cantonese29 · 14%
  • Indonesian11 · 5.3%
  • Japanese11 · 5.3%
  • Korean9 · 4.3%
  • Persian9 · 4.3%
  • Punjabi9 · 4.3%
  • Urdu8 · 3.9%

Religion

43.8%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 43.8%, while Christianity accounts for 40.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion43.8%42.5%
Christianity40.9%41.1%
Hinduism2%2%
Islam2.2%2.5%
Buddhism3.2%2.2%
Other / not stated7.9%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.3%18.7%
Anglican9.6%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)4.2%3.4%
Uniting Church2.3%1.6%
Baptist2.1%1.6%

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 Fremantle 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)
13,209
Against the person
3,166
Against property
8,312
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
55.3
State crime-rate percentile
60.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.9%

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
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,135
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Brentwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 331 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Bateman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1126 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 371 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Rossmoyne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 407 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • All Saints' CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1162 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 1,374 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Rossmoyne Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 2,824 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1146 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 564 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Corpus Christi CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 1,789 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.8 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

  • Blue Gum Early Learning & Child Care CentreMoolyeen Roadchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Adamson Rd After Moolyeen Rd
  • Adamson Rd Before Durant Wy
  • Leach Hwy After Pulo Rd
  • Moolyeen Rd After Cambey Wy
  • Moolyeen Rd After Lang St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

47 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 2 sports centres · 1 beaches · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
17/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.79
Everyday services(1)
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station
Community(3)
  • Blue Gum Early Learning & Child Care CentreChildcare

    33 Moolyeen Road, Brentwood

  • Blue Gum Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Brentwood Primary SchoolSchool

    2 Dawson Road, Brentwood

Health & services(2)
  • Brentwood Child Health CentreMedical clinic

    49 Moolyeen Road, Brentwood

  • Brentwood Village Medical CentreMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(18)
  • Beach
  • Kaalitj - ngort KoondaamCycling route
  • Kwinana Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Leach Highway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 10 - Mount Henry Bridge to Riverton BridgeCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Alec Lambert ParkPark
  • Bateman ParkPark
  • Ces Deceau ReservePark
  • Park
  • Ric Vosper ReservePark
  • Thomas Middleton ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Blue Gum Squash ClubSports centre
  • Brentwood Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(10)

10 bus stops

Other(9)
  • Bench
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • My CarCar repair
  • Kaalitj-ngort KoondaamInformation
  • Parking (4)
  • St. Peter's ChurchPlace of worship
  • Gennifer Koh, Clinical PsycholagistPsychotherapist

    90 Selway Road

  • Little Free LibraryPublic Bookcase
  • Shelter

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Blue Gum Park Tennis Club

    Tennis

  • Brentwood Tennis Club

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Alec Lambert ParkPark
  • Bateman ParkPark
  • Ces Deceau ReservePark
  • Ric Vosper ReservePark
  • Thomas Middleton ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
10.2%
Woodland / forest cover
2.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
6
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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St. Peter's Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Murdoch Clinic (2.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

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

  • Brentwood Child Health CentreMoolyeen RoadGP
  • Brentwood Village Medical CentreGP
  • Gennifer Koh, Clinical PsycholagistSelway RoadPsychotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
42
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.4

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

1 heritage place

  • Grasmere9 Spinaway Cr, Brentwood1546

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
Tangney
Member of Parliament
Sam LIM (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,584
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.4 km away).

Coalition 41.3%Labor 58.7%

1.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BrentwoodLabor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • BatemanLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • RossmoyneLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Mount PleasantLabor 54.4% · Coalition 45.6% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Bateman SouthLabor 62.1% · Coalition 37.9% TPP (2025)1.8 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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Compare with

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