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Suburb profile ·Cambridge LGA · WA ·6007

West Leederville WA 6007

West Leederville is in Cambridge LGA, WA, postcode 6007, with population 4,340.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$750/wk
+15.4% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$870
$540
Aug 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$750/wk
Rent context available
15.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,340
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,002
62 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,276
Median rent · wk$400

Affordability

31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,276/mo, while renters pay about $3,250/mo — renting runs $974/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$124K
Median rent · wk
$750
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,276

Household income

$124K household · yr+44.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$71K
Family
$176K
Household
$124K

Full data detail

West Leederville WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Cambridge local government area, West Leederville is a smaller residential area (postcode 6007). With a population of 4,340, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $124K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $750. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,276.

Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 12 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 3 private hospitals.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,276
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$750
Population growth · Cambridge LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)32,684
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+1.7%
20012025
Development · Cambridge LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)147
Houses53
Units94
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cambridge LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6007ATO
Negatively geared448 (7.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,055/yr
Landlords (rental income)978
Reported capital gains951
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,340
Median age38
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$2,383
Personal income · wk$1,368
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining9
coles1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops12
Railway Pde West Leederville Stn
Hospitals · 3AIHW
Public0
Private3
Abbotsford Private Hospitalprivate
McCourt Street Day Surgeryprivate
West Leederville Private Hospitalprivate
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

West Leederville has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
WA rental bonds · Feb 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · 3 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 13 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

West Leederville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West Leederville in?

    West Leederville is in the Cambridge Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6007. Council-level context for Cambridge LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in West Leederville?

    The median weekly rent in West Leederville is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about West Leederville?

    Rent context available: West Leederville has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is West Leederville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West Leederville show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West Leederville?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the West Leederville data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.