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WA · Peppermint Grove Council

Peppermint Grove, 6011

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,811

Growth (1 yr)

+1.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.3%

Median age

42

Median income

$4,565/wk

Employment rate

55.3%

University qualified

47.4%

Work from home

16.1%

Languages at home

10.6%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Spanish, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

53.2/100
Average

Top 17% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Marina
What Peppermint Grove is known for: Beach, Marina

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Suburb profile

Peppermint Grove is a suburb of Perth, in Peppermint Grove Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The Freshwater Bay is part of the surrounding geography.

Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked comparable places. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 82% above the peer median, and household incomes are a relative strength, and working from home is an exceptional strength, with working from home 115% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and weaker public transport, with median rents 108% above the peer median.

Peppermint Grove is a better fit for people who value school quality and university qualifications more than lower rents.

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
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Household incomes are a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Public transport is a weakness

What stands out

  • Peppermint Grove Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Swan River
  • Freshwater Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Peppermint Grove compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$1,500/wk

Population (ERP)

1,811

+1.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.3%

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

#24

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

58th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

21%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

96th

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
53.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 17% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1421st in Australia
State rank
117th in WA
Peer rank
#24 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#87 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)
$1,500
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
750

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

1,811(June 2025)

+1.5% annual · +11.3% over 5 years · 58th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.5%
5-year growth
+11.3%
Change in 1 year
+26
Change in 5 years
+184
Growth rank in WA
58th 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 (~1,900), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,597
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$4,565
Dwelling vacancy
12.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
73 of 595
Median monthly mortgage
$4,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$440
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
51% / 28.3% / 20.7%
Employment rate
55.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.1% / 4.7% / 61.5%
Walked or cycled to work
5.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
404 / 54 / 61

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

47.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 3.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified47.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified7.6% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational3.8% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below41.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce29%
  • Society and culture20.7%
  • Health19.1%
  • Education7.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.8%
  • Natural and physical sciences5.2%
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)
$89,824

97th percentile in WA · +53% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,331

77th percentile in WA · +10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

90th percentile in WA · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$149,501

99th percentile in WA · +136% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

74th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6011 — 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
7,150
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,238
Median net rent
$3,044
Taxpayers reporting business income
703
Taxable income vs state median
+48%
Salary / wages vs state median
+14%
Rental investment vs state median
+42%
Super vs state median
+135%
Business income vs state median
+25%

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

10.6% speak a language other than English at home; 28.3% born overseas

Language at home
1,377 English only · 163 other
Non-English at home
10.6%
Born overseas
433 (28.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
28 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
1,428
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
9

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin9 · 22%
  • Spanish7 · 17.1%
  • Greek5 · 12.2%
  • Tamil4 · 9.8%
  • Urdu4 · 9.8%
  • Afrikaans3 · 7.3%
  • French3 · 7.3%
  • Italian3 · 7.3%

Religion

50.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 50.3%, while 37.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.3%42.5%
Christianity50.3%41.1%
Other / not stated12.4%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican23.4%10.1%
Catholic19.3%18.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.4%1.3%
Uniting Church2.3%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
62.2th (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
9
Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
1,159
Median ICSEA percentile
96th
School list
  • Cottesloe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1153 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 351 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1159 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 963 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Hilda's Anglican School for GirlsCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1171 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 1,075 students · Top SEA quarter 69% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Iona Presentation CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,265 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • North Cottesloe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1164 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 348 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Mosman Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1142 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 403 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Mosman Park School For Deaf ChildrenSpecial · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 87% · 23 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Christ Church Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1193 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,697 students · Top SEA quarter 77% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Methodist Ladies' CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1190 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 1,035 students · Top SEA quarter 77% · 1.9 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

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stirling Hwy After Keane St
  • Stirling Hwy Before Clapham Ln
  • Stirling Hwy Before Johnston St
  • Stirling Hwy Before Keane St
  • Stirling Hwy Before Vera St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

104 mapped amenities

2 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 libraries · 2 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 16 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 19 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
49/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.25
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.88
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.25
Food & drink(3)
  • Coffee GroveCafe
  • FreshwatersCafe
  • Red RoosterFast food
Shopping(3)
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Vintage CellarsBottle shop

    502 Stirling Highway

  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(3)
  • The Grove LibraryLibrary
  • Cottesloe Primary SchoolSchool

    530 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove

  • Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeSchool

    McNeil Street, Peppermint Grove

Health & services(1)
  • Cottesloe DentalDentist
Sport & outdoors(33)
  • BBQ
  • Beach
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • NW19Cycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 3 - Nedlands to Mosman ParkCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • RFBYC Fitness CentreGym
  • Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubMarina

    1 Hobbs Place, Peppermint Grove

  • Keanes Point Reserve 5(1)(g) ReserveNature reserve
  • Manners Hill ParkPark
  • Park
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre
  • Swimming pool (16)
  • Wardun Beelier BidiWalking trail
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(12)

12 bus stops

Other(17)
  • Artwork (2)
  • Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubBar;Restaurant
  • Bicycle Parking (6)
  • Marine Vessel MaintenaceBoat

    31 Glacier Way

  • Garden
  • Pots WAGarden Centre
  • Information (18)
  • Wardun Beelier BidiInformation
  • KathmanduOutdoor
  • Parking (7)
  • Parking Entrance
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Saint Columba's Presbyterian ChurchPlace of worship
  • Saint Mary Star of the SeaPlace of worship

    2 McNeil Street, Peppermint Grove

  • ClinicalabsSample Collection
  • Shelter (2)
  • 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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

    Sailing

  • Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

    Sailing · +61 8 9286 8200

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Manners Hill ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.6%
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

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Saint Columba's Presbyterian Church
  • Saint Mary Star of the Sea

    2 McNeil Street, Peppermint Grove

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Clear Orthodontic Studio (1.4 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).

  • ClinicalabsSample_Collection
  • Cottesloe DentalDentist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
25
Participants per 1,000 residents
13.8

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

  • Cottesloe Police Station (fmr)548-550 Stirling Hwy, Peppermint Grove1929
  • Cottesloe Primary School & Cottesloe School for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired530 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove1933
  • St Columba's Church and Hall16A Keane St, Peppermint Grove1927

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
Curtin
Member of Parliament
Kate CHANEY (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,244
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 58.5%Labor 41.5%

6.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Peppermint GroveLabor 44.0% · Coalition 56.0% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Cottesloe NorthLabor 39.9% · Coalition 60.1% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • CottesloeLabor 35.6% · Coalition 64.4% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • ClaremontLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Mosman ParkLabor 39.9% · Coalition 60.1% TPP (2025)2.6 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.

Comparable suburbs

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