WA · Vincent Council

Highgate, 6003

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,261

Growth (1 yr)

+1.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+13.3%

Median age

34

Median income

$1,852/wk

Employment rate

70.1%

University qualified

44.8%

Work from home

9.2%

Languages at home

23.9%non-English

Most common: Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46/100
Average

Top 34% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
  • City centre
What Highgate is known for: Multicultural, City centre

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Suburb profile

Highgate is a central city district of Perth, in Vincent Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development. Notable landmarks include Sacred Heart Church, Sacred Heart Church Hall and St Alban's Church, Highgate.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 13% above the peer median. Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year. The main trade-offs are weaker public transport and thinner park access, with public transport 76% below the peer median.

Overall, Highgate suits people prioritising school quality and dining over public transport.

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

Capital-city centre · compared with metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (296)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Employment is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Public transport coverage is sparse
  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Central city district
  • Sacred Heart Church
  • Sacred Heart Church Hall
  • St Alban's Church, Highgate
  • Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Highgate compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$635/wk

Population (ERP)

3,261

+1.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

13.3%

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

#40

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

64th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

58%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

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
46.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 34% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2897th in Australia
State rank
236th in WA
Peer rank
#40 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#161 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
91%

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)
$635
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,010

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

3,261(June 2025)

+1.7% annual · +13.3% over 5 years · 64th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+13.3%
Change in 1 year
+55
Change in 5 years
+382
Growth rank in WA
64th 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 (~3,600), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,326
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$1,852
Dwelling vacancy
13.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
178 of 1,343
Median monthly mortgage
$1,752
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$365
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
18.8% / 23.6% / 57.5%
Employment rate
70.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.2% / 13.9% / 53%
Walked or cycled to work
10.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
246 / 296 / 620 (+ 5 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

44.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 10.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified44.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational10.6% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below34.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce20.9%
  • Society and culture20.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies12%
  • Health10.1%
  • Creative arts9.1%
  • Education5.8%
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)
$56,439

34th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,672

44th percentile in WA · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

16th percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$19,480

4th percentile in WA · -69% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

57th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6003 — 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
3,817
Taxpayers reporting net rent
338
Median net rent
-$862
Taxpayers reporting business income
352
Taxable income vs state median
-7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-3%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-69%
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

23.9% speak a language other than English at home; 40.3% born overseas

Language at home
1,644 English only · 516 other
Non-English at home
23.9%
Born overseas
870 (40.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
20 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
1,816
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).

  • Cantonese20 · 12%
  • Mandarin17 · 10.2%
  • Italian16 · 9.6%
  • Vietnamese16 · 9.6%
  • Korean13 · 7.8%
  • Portuguese12 · 7.2%
  • Spanish12 · 7.2%
  • Serbian11 · 6.6%

Religion

52.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.7%, while Christianity accounts for 28.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.7%42.5%
Christianity28.2%41.1%
Buddhism3.7%2.2%
Other / not stated15.5%14.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16%18.7%
Anglican4.9%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%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 Perth 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)
12,251
Against the person
2,990
Against property
6,391
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
96.4
State crime-rate percentile
72.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Non-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
  • Highgate Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 69% · 943 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1124 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 180 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Perth CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 889 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Lawley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1155 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 543 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • North Perth Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 470 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St Paul's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1141 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 186 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Mercedes CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 910 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 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

Public transport

8 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Beaufort St After Lincoln St
  • Lord St After Bulwer St
  • Lord St After Marlborough St
  • Lord St After Turner St
  • William St Before Chatsworth Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

113 mapped amenities

7 restaurants · 3 cafes · 3 pubs · 2 bars · 1 fast food · 2 bakeries · 5 places of worship · 2 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Good local dining options — 18 food & drink venues nearby
  • Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 8 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 13 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
42/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.29
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
7.74
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.86
Food & drink(18)
  • Chu BakeryBakery
  • Mary Street BakeryBakery

    507 Mary Street

  • Bar RogueBar

    515 Beaufort Street

  • Lo'Bar
  • Blacksmith PerthCafe
  • Daily DoseCafe
  • MadeleineCafe
  • Tommy Taco BarFast food
  • Molly'sPub
  • Si ParadisoPub
  • The Queens HotelPub

    520 Beaufort Street

  • Catalano Family KitchenRestaurant
  • El PublicoRestaurant

    511 Beaufort Street

  • IschiaRestaurant
  • Le VivantRestaurant
  • Molly's Irish PubRestaurant

    488 Beaufort Street, Highgate

  • Restaurant
  • Twenty SeatsRestaurant

    301 Lord Street

Shopping(4)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Elmar's SmallgoodsButcher

    493 Beaufort Street, Highgate

  • Convenience store
  • Salvos StoresOp shop

    457 Beaufort Street

Community(2)
  • Sacred Heart Primary SchoolSchool

    40 Mary Street

  • 西澳越棉寮華人聯誼會Social Centre

    55 Harold Street, Highgate

Sport & outdoors(18)
  • BBQ
  • Jack Marks ReserveDog park
  • City of VincentDrinking water
  • Fitness station
  • Brigatti GardensPark
  • Mary Street PiazzaPark
  • City of VincentPlayground
  • Playground
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (9)
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(30)
  • Bench (7)
  • City of VincentBench
  • Bicycle Parking (14)
  • Excrement Bag DispenserDispenser
  • Cloud 9 Smoke Shop AustraliaE-Cigarette
  • Fixme
  • Chatsworth FlowersFlorist

    475 Beaufort Street

  • Mt Lawley Art FramersFrame

    477 Beaufort Street

  • Blinc BlondeHairdresser

    479 Beaufort Street

  • Hair CoutureHairdresser
  • MessinaIce Cream
  • Yo-ChiIce Cream
  • Orno InteriorsInterior Decoration
  • Highgate Lottery CentreNewsagent
  • Parking (6)
  • Progressive Spiritualist ChurchPlace of worship

    388 Stirling Street

  • Saint Alban's Anglican Church HighgatePlace of worship

    423 Beaufort Street

  • Serbian Orthodox Church of St. SavaPlace of worship

    31 Smith Street

  • 崇善殿Place of worship

    55 Harold Street, Highgate

  • 祖堂Place of worship

    55 Harold Street, Highgate

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Hyde Park PsychologyPsychotherapist
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Telstra PayphoneTelephone
  • Telstra PayphoneTelephone

    204 Lincoln Street

  • Vacant
  • Vacant

    540 Beaufort Street

  • Vending machine (6)
  • City of VincentWaste Basket
  • Waste Basket (5)

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Brigatti GardensPark
  • Mary Street PiazzaPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.8%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2
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

5 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Progressive Spiritualist Church

    388 Stirling Street

  • Saint Alban's Anglican Church Highgate

    423 Beaufort Street

  • Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava

    31 Smith Street

  • 崇善殿

    55 Harold Street, Highgate

  • 祖堂

    55 Harold Street, Highgate

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
The Park Private Hospital (0.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

  • Hyde Park PsychologyPsychotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
33
Participants per 1,000 residents
10.1

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

7 heritage places

  • Sacred Heart Church40-42 Mary St, Highgate23930
  • Sacred Heart Church Hall42 Mary St, Highgate13034
  • Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava31 Smith St, Highgate8746
  • Dilhorn2 Bulwer St, Perth2168
  • Monastery of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (fmr)42 Mary St, Highgate2182
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Group, Highgate40 Mary St, Highgate2181
  • St Alban's Church, Highgate449 Beaufort St, Highgate2178

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
Perth
Member of Parliament
Patrick GORMAN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
114,458
Turnout (2025)
89.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 33.5%Labor 66.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.8 km away).

Coalition 27.5%Labor 72.5%

6.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • HighgateLabor 78.8% · Coalition 21.2% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Mount Lawley SouthLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Highgate NorthLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • East PerthLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • NorthbridgeLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)1.3 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)
7/10

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

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Vincent Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.