Question 1

Is Subiaco a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Subiaco sits just west of Perth’s CBD and combines a compact village feel with inner-urban convenience. Tree-lined streets and pockets of Federation and Victorian cottages sit alongside low-rise apartments, and Rokeby Road provides a busy café, restaurant and boutique strip with markets that keep weekends lively. A train station, frequent bus links and easy access to parks and Kings Park make day-to-day walking and local errands straightforward, which is why the area attracts professionals, downsizers and families who value walkability and local amenity.

The suburb is home to 9,940 people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $2,219 a week, roughly $115,388 a year. Households are dominated by couple families, who together account for 86.4% of families, and homes are slightly more owner-occupied than rented, with an owner-occupied share of 54.0% versus 46.0% rented. Major precinct renewals and local projects are under way, including state-led redevelopment of Subiaco East, the Subi Centro renewal, a Civic Precinct upgrade, greenwalks improvements and supporting works for the hospital redevelopment, all of which are shaping change in the suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Subiaco?

Accepted Answer

In Subiaco a median house price of $1,850,000 works out to about 16.0 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, while the median unit price of $795,000 is about 6.9 times that income.

Average weekly rents are $950 for houses and $776 for units. Those rents would take about 42.8% and 35.0% respectively of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census. On these figures, buying sits well above local incomes and renting would take a sizeable to large share of a typical local household's income. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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 Subiaco a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The standout movement in Subiaco over the past 12 months is a strong 31.0% rise in median house values, with median unit values also climbing a strong 19.9%. Rents moved more modestly by comparison: house rents rose a solid 5.6% and unit rents rose a strong 10.9% over the same period.

Put simply, capital growth outpaced rental growth for both houses and units in Subiaco this year. Which of those outcomes matters more will depend on whether you are prioritising capital growth or rental income.

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	$1.85M	$795K
Change in value Past 12 months	31.0%	19.9%
Sold Past 3 months	24	44
Median days on market Past 12 months	10	11
Average rent Past 12 months	$950	$776
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.6%	10.9%

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