Question 1

Is Cockburn Central a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Cockburn Central is the purpose-built town centre for the City of Cockburn, anchored by its train station and a large shopping precinct that together create a compact, walkable hub of shops, cafés and offices. The surrounding neighbourhood mixes contemporary apartments and townhouses with low-rise suburban streets, and it attracts commuters, young professionals and growing families. The community is relatively small and young, with a population of 1,521 and a median age of 31, and homes are mainly rented — 64.1% of dwellings are rented while 35.8% are owner-occupied.

Green pockets, cycle paths and nearby Beeliar Wetlands provide easy access to lakes and walking trails, and commercial and public-sector offices around the centre bring a noticeable weekday bustle and local services close at hand. Recent transport upgrades and active local planning, together with community additions such as the Malabar Park BMX and community facility and the Bethesda mental health clinic, add to the suburb’s everyday convenience. Whether Cockburn Central suits you depends on whether you want a compact, well connected hub with lots of rental housing and nearby green space.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Cockburn Central?

Accepted Answer

On these figures, renting would take a sizeable portion of what local households earned at the last Census. In Cockburn Central, a house renting for $765 a week would take about 47.1% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, while a unit at $650 a week would take about 40.0%. By the usual share bands that puts house rent in the large-share category and unit rent at the upper end of the sizeable band.

Buying is more stretched against local incomes. The median house price of $782,500 is about 9.3 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $560,000 is about 6.6 times. Both sit well above what households locally earned at the last Census, with houses particularly high relative to that income benchmark.

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 Cockburn Central a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Over the past 12 months in Cockburn Central, house values fell sharply, down 31.1%, while house rents rose strongly, up 10.1%. By contrast, unit values climbed 14.4% and unit rents increased a solid 8.3% over the same period.

Put simply, the figures point in different directions depending on dwelling type: units showed notable capital growth alongside rising rents, whereas houses saw a large fall in value even as rents increased. If capital growth is your focus, the unit numbers are the relevant ones; if rental income matters more, the rent movements are what to watch. Whether that balance suits your goals and circumstances is for you to decide.

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	$783K	$560K
Change in value Past 12 months	-31.1%	14.4%
Sold Past 3 months	14	17
Median days on market Past 12 months	9	10
Average rent Past 12 months	$765	$650
Change in rent Past 12 months	10.1%	8.3%

Get a property report and suburb profile for any property in Cockburn Central

Cockburn Central suburb profile

Cockburn Central property market performance

5 year median price trend for houses and units

Cockburn Central demographics

Suburbs near Cockburn Central

How does Cockburn Central compare to nearby suburbs?

Choose the right real estate agents in Cockburn Central

Get a head start and compare top local agents in Cockburn Central

Not quite ready to sell?

Suburb and property report

Digital estimate for your property

Navigate the market