Question 1

Is Beaconsfield a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Beaconsfield is an inner-south Fremantle suburb of quiet, tree-lined streets where older character cottages sit alongside newer townhouses, creating a relaxed, domestic feel close to the coast. It attracts families, young professionals and long-standing locals who value easy access to Fremantle’s cafés, galleries, markets and the South Beach foreshore. Local parks and a handful of village shops cover everyday needs, while good bus connections and nearby arterial roads link people to Fremantle and beyond.

The community leans towards couples and families, with couples with and without children making up about four in five families; the suburb has a population of 5,315, a median age of 42 and a median household income of $1,837 a week. Homes are mostly owner-occupied, with roughly three in four dwellings owned by their residents. Ongoing local planning and revitalisation includes the Heart of Beaconsfield masterplan, a mixed-use expansion along South Street and proposals for the former Challenger TAFE site, alongside funded works in the Hilton Park precinct and recent local upgrades such as improved lighting at Ken Allen Field and a new signalised crossing to aid access to Beaconsfield Primary School. Whether that mix suits you depends on what you’re looking for in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Beaconsfield?

Accepted Answer

On the figures, housing in Beaconsfield sits well above local incomes recorded at the most recent Census. A median house price of $1,410,875 is about 14.8 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census (weekly household income $1,837 × 52 = $95,524). Looking at renting, an average house rent of $845 a week would take roughly 46.0% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, while a unit at $670 a week would take about 36.5%. Buying a house therefore sits well above what local households earned at the last Census, and renting also consumes a sizeable to large share of those incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Beaconsfield a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Unit rents in Beaconsfield climbed 20.7% over the past year, the largest movement in these figures. House values also rose strongly, up 10.3%, while house rents increased at a solid 5.6%.

Put simply, the biggest change here has been higher rents for units, while houses delivered bigger capital growth than rental growth over the year. If rental income is your priority, the unit rent increase is the most relevant number; if capital growth matters more, the house value rise is the figure to consider. Whether that mix fits your plans depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.41M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	10.3%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	16	3
Median days on market Past 12 months	13	9
Average rent Past 12 months	$845	$670
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.6%	20.7%

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