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Hovea, 6071

Est. population · Jun 2025

773

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.8%

Median age

51

Median income

$2,534/wk

Employment rate

64.6%

University qualified

29%

Work from home

12.2%

Languages at home

8.7%non-English

Most common: German, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

51.9/100
Average

Top 20% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 81% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • National parks
  • Outer suburban
What Hovea is known for: National parks, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Hovea is an outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Mundaring Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 77% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are thinner park access and weaker population growth, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Hovea'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

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (87)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Hovea compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$660/wk

Population (ERP)

773

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.3%

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

#11

among Metro Perth · Mature

Pop. growth

53rd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

4%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

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
51.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 20% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1667th in Australia
State rank
139th in WA
Peer rank
#11 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#102 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
81%

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)
$660
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
62

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

773(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 53th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+5.8%
Change in 1 year
+10
Change in 5 years
+42
Growth rank in WA
53th 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 (~800), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
713
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$2,534
Dwelling vacancy
3.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 245
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$575
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.5% / 47.7% / 3.8%
Employment rate
64.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.2% / 1.3% / 67.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
241 / 0 / 0

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

29% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 15.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified29% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.2% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational15.7% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below44.1% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies22.1%
  • Management and commerce14%
  • Health12.9%
  • Education11.9%
  • Society and culture11.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences8.1%
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)
$63,451

61st percentile in WA · +8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,168

76th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

67th percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$117,300

96th percentile in WA · +85% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

82nd percentile in WA · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6071 — 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
2,379
Taxpayers reporting net rent
330
Median net rent
-$502
Taxpayers reporting business income
258
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
+17%
Super vs state median
+84%
Business income vs state median
+38%

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

8.7% speak a language other than English at home; 28.3% born overseas

Language at home
608 English only · 58 other
Non-English at home
8.7%
Born overseas
190 (28.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
11 (1.5%)
Australian citizens
615
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

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

  • German7 · 63.6%
  • Mandarin4 · 36.4%

Religion

48.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.9%, while Christianity accounts for 39.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.9%42.5%
Christianity39.3%41.1%
Buddhism2.4%2.2%
Other / not stated9.4%14.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.2%18.7%
Anglican9.3%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)5.8%3.4%
Baptist3.1%1.6%
Brethren2.4%0.1%
Uniting Church2.2%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 Midland 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)
10,510
Against the person
3,082
Against property
5,537
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
44.3
State crime-rate percentile
5.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-37.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug 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

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Great Eastern Hwy After Bilgoman Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Park Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Darlington Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Lionel Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Park Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

46 mapped amenities

5 swimming pools · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
18/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(15)
  • BBQ (3)
  • Drinking water
  • John Forrest National ParkNature reserve
  • Parkerville Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Picnic area
  • Public toilets
  • Swimming pool (5)
  • Eagle's View Walk TrailWalking trail
  • Little Eagle Walk TrailWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Sunseekers Nudist ClubCampground

    480 Richardson Road

Entertainment(2)
  • Hovea FallsViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
Other(10)
  • Hovea StationAttraction
  • Bench (3)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Heritage TrailInformation
  • Information (9)
  • John Forrest NP walk trailsInformation
  • Point AInformation
  • John Forrest NPParking
  • Parking (8)
  • Water Point

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
16%
Woodland / forest cover
16%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
115
Parks (OSM)
0
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
Former Swan District Hospital (8.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
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).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
16
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.7

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

3 heritage places

  • John Forrest National ParkGreat Eastern Hwy, Greenmount8561
  • Eastern Railway - Three BridgesLot 10159 Great Eastern Hwy, Hovea2663
  • Eastern Railway DeviationLot 10159 Great Eastern Hwy, Hovea2660

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
Overlay applies
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
Bullwinkel
Member of Parliament
Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,364
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.8 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.8 km away).

Coalition 45.4%Labor 54.6%

4.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • ParkervilleLabor 51.4% · Coalition 48.6% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • Glen ForrestLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
  • Swan View EastLabor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Mahogany CreekLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
  • Stratton NorthLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)5.3 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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.

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