Is Tuart Hill a nice place to live?

Tuart Hill features a tuart-tree canopy, mid-century bungalows and single-level cottages, and neighbourhood shopping strips that serve the suburb. Many residents rent, with 47.2% of homes rented, though most properties remain owner-occupied, and most families are couples without children. Green reserves, parks and sporting ovals give places for walking and weekend sport, and regular bus services plus straightforward road access connect to the city. Joondanna Reserve was delivered as a $1.25 million upgrade, including a new playground co-designed with Tuart Hill Primary School, a small soccer goal, picnic facilities, lighting, bike racks, toilets and formalised parking.

Is it expensive to live in Tuart Hill?

Rents in Tuart Hill would take a large share of a typical local household's weekly income. A typical local household earned about $1,535 a week at the most recent Census, and average rents are roughly $728 a week for houses and $650 a week for units, which is about 47% and 42% of that weekly income respectively. Buying sits well above local incomes as well: a median house at $1,095,000 is about 13.7 times a typical local annual household income and a median unit at $712,500 is about 8.9 times that annual income. On these figures, house costs look the more stretched against local incomes. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Tuart Hill a good place to invest?

Property values in Tuart Hill rose strongly over the last 12 months: house values climbed 39.3% while unit values increased 30.4%. Over the same period, house rents rose 8.7% and unit rents rose 8.3%. Put plainly, the shifts were larger on the capital side than on rental income. For both houses and units the increase in median values outpaced the rise in rents, and houses showed the bigger value gain while house rents edged up slightly more than unit rents. 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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Tuart Hill suburb profile

Tuart Hill sits in Perth's inner northern suburbs and is named for the tuart trees that form a leafy canopy over many streets. The suburb has a residential, established feel with mid-century weatherboard and brick bungalows alongside single-level cottages and pockets of newer infill, where front gardens and verandahs are common.

Local life revolves around neighbourhood shopping strips, parks and sporting ovals, with regular bus services and straightforward road access to the city. Green reserves offer places for walking and weekend sport, while the mix of older homes and newer builds creates a varied, lived-in streetscape.

Tuart Hill property market performance

Current median dwelling price$903,750Past 3 months

Property growth+34.8%Past 12 months

Tuart Hill's median house price is $1.095 million, up 39.3% over the last 12 months, a sharp rise. The median unit price is $712,500, up 30.4% over the last 12 months, a steep rise. House values rose faster than units.

In Tuart Hill, house rents rose 8.7% over the last 12 months, a solid increase, and house values ran well ahead of those rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.09M	$713K
Change in value Past 12 months	39.3%	30.4%
Sold Past 3 months	22	31
Median days on market Past 12 months	8	9
Average rent Past 12 months	$728	$650
Change in rent Past 12 months	8.7%	8.3%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Tuart Hill demographics

Tuart Hill has 47.2% of homes rented, but most homes are still owner-occupied.

Most families are couples without children, at 48.5%. There were 7,541 people living in Tuart Hill at the 2021 Census.

Tuart Hill and Western Australia

	Suburb	WA
Median age years	36	38
Median household income weekly	$1,535	$1,815
Couples with children share of families	34.3%	44.6%
Couples without children share of families	48.5%	38.8%
One-parent families share of families	15.1%	15.1%
Homes owned outright share of homes	22.0%	30.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	30.9%	41.4%
Homes rented share of homes	47.2%	28.3%

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

Tuart Hill infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Tuart Hill's Tuart Hill Primary School had a mechanical and electrical upgrade contract awarded in 2026, with AWB Co engaged to supply and install new air-conditioning split systems to multiple blocks and replace an existing switchboard. In 2026 the school was also the subject of tenders for a steel shade structure and court refurbishment, with construction scheduled during the October 2026 school holidays and an anticipated handover date of 30 October 2026, and the school previously received a platinum Connecting Schools grant in 2022–23 that added shade sails over bike racks.

Joondanna Reserve, in Joondanna, was delivered as a $1.25 million upgrade in 2025; works included a new playground co-designed with students from Tuart Hill Primary School, a small soccer goal, picnic facilities, lighting, bike racks, toilets and formalised parking, with $500,000 from the Australian Government and $750,000 from the City of Stirling.

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How does Tuart Hill compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Tuart Hill’s median house price is 32.7% higher than Nollamara’s.
Median unit prices: Tuart Hill’s median unit price is 9.6% higher than Joondanna’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Tuart Hill have grown 25.6% higher than in Joondanna.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Tuart Hill have grown 12.0% higher than in Joondanna.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Tuart Hill are selling 20.0% faster than in Joondanna.
Selling speed for units: Properties in nearby Nollamara are selling 22.2% faster than in Tuart Hill.
Investment considerations: In Tuart Hill, the rental yield for house is 6.2% lower than the Perth average, while the rental yield for units is 3.1% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Tuart Hill have grown 2.1% lower than the average rate of growth across Perth.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Tuart Hill have grown 7.8% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Perth.

Common questions about Tuart Hill

Is Tuart Hill a nice place to live?
Tuart Hill features a tuart-tree canopy, mid-century bungalows and single-level cottages, and neighbourhood shopping strips that serve the suburb.

Many residents rent, with 47.2% of homes rented, though most properties remain owner-occupied, and most families are couples without children. Green reserves, parks and sporting ovals give places for walking and weekend sport, and regular bus services plus straightforward road access connect to the city. Joondanna Reserve was delivered as a $1.25 million upgrade, including a new playground co-designed with Tuart Hill Primary School, a small soccer goal, picnic facilities, lighting, bike racks, toilets and formalised parking.
Is it expensive to live in Tuart Hill?
Rents in Tuart Hill would take a large share of a typical local household's weekly income. A typical local household earned about $1,535 a week at the most recent Census, and average rents are roughly $728 a week for houses and $650 a week for units, which is about 47% and 42% of that weekly income respectively. Buying sits well above local incomes as well: a median house at $1,095,000 is about 13.7 times a typical local annual household income and a median unit at $712,500 is about 8.9 times that annual income. On these figures, house costs look the more stretched against local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Tuart Hill a good place to invest?
Property values in Tuart Hill rose strongly over the last 12 months: house values climbed 39.3% while unit values increased 30.4%. Over the same period, house rents rose 8.7% and unit rents rose 8.3%.

Put plainly, the shifts were larger on the capital side than on rental income. For both houses and units the increase in median values outpaced the rise in rents, and houses showed the bigger value gain while house rents edged up slightly more than unit rents.

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 Tuart Hill

In Tuart Hill ,108 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 34.5% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 1.5% and 2.79%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.