Is Sorrento a nice place to live?

Sorrento sits on Perth's north coast by the Indian Ocean and Marmion Marine Park, with easy access to Hillarys Boat Harbour and Sorrento Quay. Sorrento has an older community, with many households owning their homes outright and incomes above the Western Australian median; couple families with children make up 50.0% of families. Parks, walking trails and rockpools shape weekends, with reserves, playgrounds, local shops and cafes scattered through the suburb, road links and nearby Yanchep line stations connect to larger shopping and service centres in the northern corridor, and the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment is being delivered in stages with a new surf club facility planned as Phase One of a broader foreshore redevelopment.

Is it expensive to live in Sorrento?

Buying a house in Sorrento sits well above local incomes. The median house price of $2,027,500 works out to about 15.8 times a typical local annual household income, based on the most recent Census household income of $2,472 a week. Renting looks different: a house rent of $1,100 a week would take roughly 45% of that weekly income, a large share, while unit rent of $688 a week would take about 28%, a moderate share. If you're renting rather than buying, the rent share is the figure that will matter most to you; if buying, the price multiple is the relevant measure. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Sorrento a good place to invest?

Two clear movements stand out in Sorrento: over the past 12 months unit values jumped 34.5%, while house values rose 18.9% and house rents increased 22.2%. Unit capital growth has outpaced house capital growth, and on houses rental growth (22.2%) modestly exceeded house value growth (18.9%). 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.

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Sorrento suburb profile

Sorrento is a northern suburb in Perth’s City of Joondalup, near the Indian Ocean and Marmion Marine Park. It combines leafy streets of single-fronted homes with low-rise apartments toward the coast, and has local shops and cafes with easy access to the recreational precinct around Hillarys Boat Harbour and Sorrento Quay.

Parks, walking trails and rockpools shape weekends, with reserves and playgrounds sprinkled throughout the area. Road links via the Mitchell Freeway and nearby stations on the Yanchep line connect to the wider Perth area and larger shopping and service centres in the northern corridor.

Sorrento property market performance

Current median dwelling price$1,218,350Past 3 months

Property growth+26.7%Past 12 months

Sorrento's median house price is $2.03 million, and house values rose 18.9% over the last 12 months, a strong increase. It's primarily a house market, and there is no reliable median for units because too few units have sold recently — two units sold in the past 3 months. Houses also sold faster than units, with a median time on market of 17 days compared with 35 days for units.

In Sorrento, house rents rose sharply, increasing 22.2% over 12 months and outpacing house value growth; the average weekly rent for houses is $1,100 and for units $688 a week.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$2.03M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	18.9%	34.5%
Sold Past 3 months	20	2
Median days on market Past 12 months	17	35
Average rent Past 12 months	$1100	$688
Change in rent Past 12 months	22.2%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Sorrento demographics

Sorrento is an older community with many households owning their homes outright and incomes above the median for Western Australia.

Couple families with children make up 50.0% of families, while couples without children are 41.4%. At the 2021 Census, 7,795 people lived in Sorrento.

Sorrento and Western Australia

	Suburb	WA
Median age years	47	38
Median household income weekly	$2,472	$1,815
Couples with children share of families	50.0%	44.6%
Couples without children share of families	41.4%	38.8%
One-parent families share of families	7.7%	15.1%
Homes owned outright share of homes	49.8%	30.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	38.9%	41.4%
Homes rented share of homes	11.3%	28.3%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Sorrento infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Sorrento's Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment was advanced when the City of Joondalup endorsed a $17.8 million precinct budget in June 2025; works are being delivered in stages and the new surf club facility is planned as Phase One of the broader foreshore redevelopment.

The city's Coastal and Estuarine Mitigation Program includes renewal and upgrade of the Sorrento seawall and the Sorrento central and southern groynes, with construction reported as under way in 2026. The Sorrento Bowling Club had a green converted to a synthetic surface in 2022, allowing year-round play.

Suburbs near Sorrento

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How does Sorrento compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Sorrento’s median house price is 59.3% higher than Padbury’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Sorrento have grown 3.6% higher than in Duncraig.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Sorrento have grown 24.8% higher than in Padbury.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Padbury are selling 35.3% faster than in Sorrento.
Investment considerations: In Sorrento, the rental yield for house is 41.8% higher than the Perth average, while the rental yield for units is 2.5% higher.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Sorrento have grown 76.3% higher than the average rate of growth across Perth.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Sorrento have grown 4.2% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Perth.

Common questions about Sorrento

Is Sorrento a nice place to live?
Sorrento sits on Perth's north coast by the Indian Ocean and Marmion Marine Park, with easy access to Hillarys Boat Harbour and Sorrento Quay.

Sorrento has an older community, with many households owning their homes outright and incomes above the Western Australian median; couple families with children make up 50.0% of families. Parks, walking trails and rockpools shape weekends, with reserves, playgrounds, local shops and cafes scattered through the suburb, road links and nearby Yanchep line stations connect to larger shopping and service centres in the northern corridor, and the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment is being delivered in stages with a new surf club facility planned as Phase One of a broader foreshore redevelopment.
Is it expensive to live in Sorrento?
Buying a house in Sorrento sits well above local incomes. The median house price of $2,027,500 works out to about 15.8 times a typical local annual household income, based on the most recent Census household income of $2,472 a week. Renting looks different: a house rent of $1,100 a week would take roughly 45% of that weekly income, a large share, while unit rent of $688 a week would take about 28%, a moderate share. If you're renting rather than buying, the rent share is the figure that will matter most to you; if buying, the price multiple is the relevant measure.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Sorrento a good place to invest?
Two clear movements stand out in Sorrento: over the past 12 months unit values jumped 34.5%, while house values rose 18.9% and house rents increased 22.2%.

Unit capital growth has outpaced house capital growth, and on houses rental growth (22.2%) modestly exceeded house value growth (18.9%).

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.

Choose the right real estate agents in Sorrento

There are 35 real estate agents in Sorrento, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 59.6% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Sorrento typically range from 1.5% to 2.79%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.