Is Wembley a nice place to live?

Wembley is an inner-west Perth suburb in the City of Cambridge known for tree-lined streets, interwar and postwar homes, and small shopping strips with cafés. The community is weighted towards couple families with children, who make up 48.9% of families, and most homes remain owner-occupied. Everyday amenity includes parks and sporting ovals, local shopping strips and small clusters of cafés, and regular bus services with arterial road links that make access to the city and surrounding suburbs straightforward. The draft Wembley Precinct Structure Plan has been prepared, was advertised for public consultation and has been referred to the Western Australian Planning Commission.

Is it expensive to live in Wembley?

Buying a house in Wembley sits well above what local households earn. A typical local household earned about $2,005 a week at the last Census, so the median house price of $1,985,000 is about 19.0 times a typical local annual household income, and the median unit price of $537,000 is about 5.2 times a typical local annual household income. Renting tells a different part of the story. A house rent of $890 a week would take about 44% of a typical local household's weekly income, a large share, while a unit rent of $580 a week would take about 29% of income, a moderate share. On these figures, buying a house is the more stretched option against local incomes, whereas renting a unit looks relatively less so. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Wembley a good place to invest?

Unit values in Wembley climbed 30.5% over the past 12 months while house values rose a strong 18.7%. On the income side, unit rents increased 10.5% and house rents rose a solid 6.0%. Putting those movements together, capital growth outpaced rental growth for both houses and units, and units recorded larger increases than houses on both values and 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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Wembley suburb profile

Wembley is an inner-west Perth suburb in the City of Cambridge, with tree-lined streets and a mix of interwar cottages, postwar brick homes and low-rise apartments. The suburb has a residential, village-like feel with established gardens, mature trees and pockets of medium-density housing along its main roads.

Commercial activity is concentrated along local shopping strips and small clusters of cafés and services, while parks and sporting ovals provide regular outdoor recreation. Wembley is well connected by arterial roads and regular bus services, making access to the city and surrounding suburbs straightforward.

Wembley property market performance

Current median dwelling price$1,261,000Past 3 months

Property growth+24.6%Past 12 months

Wembley’s median house price is $1.985 million, having risen strongly by 18.7% over the last 12 months, while the median unit price is $537,000, having risen sharply by 30.5% over the last 12 months. Unit values rose faster than house values, and both property types changed hands in a similar time over the last 12 months, with medians of 10 days for houses and 8 days for units.

In Wembley, house rents rose solidly by 6.0% to an average of $890 a week over the last 12 months, while unit rents rose steeply by 10.5% to an average of $580 a week over the last 12 months. In both cases, values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.99M	$537K
Change in value Past 12 months	18.7%	30.5%
Sold Past 3 months	26	27
Median days on market Past 12 months	10	8
Average rent Past 12 months	$890	$580
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.0%	10.5%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Wembley demographics

Wembley is a community where 38.4% of homes are rented, yet most homes are still owner-occupied.

Couple families with children are the largest family group, at 48.9% of families. At the 2021 Census, 12,061 people lived in Wembley.

Wembley and Western Australia

	Suburb	WA
Median age years	37	38
Median household income weekly	$2,005	$1,815
Couples with children share of families	48.9%	44.6%
Couples without children share of families	38.7%	38.8%
One-parent families share of families	10.5%	15.1%
Homes owned outright share of homes	29.4%	30.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	32.1%	41.4%
Homes rented share of homes	38.4%	28.3%

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

Wembley infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Wembley’s draft Wembley Precinct Structure Plan was prepared by the Town of Cambridge and advertised for public consultation in June–August 2025; in August 2025 council voted to refer the modified draft to the Western Australian Planning Commission. The PSP provides for between 750 and 1,000 new homes and about 11,000 m² of employment space. Wembley Oval at Wembley Sports Park was the subject of a council-approved upgrade in 2023; by 2024 the works were reported almost half a million dollars over the initial estimate and alternative scopes were being considered after an original proposal to remove and replace about 18,000 m² of turf and to redesign drainage and irrigation.

In 2023 Wembley Golf Course appointed consultants to prepare a master plan that could include course redesigns, a short course and a floodlit short-game practice area.

Suburbs near Wembley

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How does Wembley compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Wembley’s median house price is 3.1% higher than Subiaco’s.
Median unit prices: Wembley’s median unit price is 32.9% lower than Subiaco’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Wembley have grown 29.8% higher than in Jolimont.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Wembley have grown 16.0% higher than in Subiaco.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Wembley are selling 16.7% faster than in Daglish.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Wembley are selling 33.3% faster than in Subiaco.
Investment considerations: In Wembley, the rental yield for house is 14.7% higher than the Perth average, while the rental yield for units is 13.6% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Wembley have grown 71.4% higher than the average rate of growth across Perth.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Wembley have grown 21.8% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Perth.

Common questions about Wembley

Is Wembley a nice place to live?
Wembley is an inner-west Perth suburb in the City of Cambridge known for tree-lined streets, interwar and postwar homes, and small shopping strips with cafés.

The community is weighted towards couple families with children, who make up 48.9% of families, and most homes remain owner-occupied. Everyday amenity includes parks and sporting ovals, local shopping strips and small clusters of cafés, and regular bus services with arterial road links that make access to the city and surrounding suburbs straightforward. The draft Wembley Precinct Structure Plan has been prepared, was advertised for public consultation and has been referred to the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Is it expensive to live in Wembley?
Buying a house in Wembley sits well above what local households earn. A typical local household earned about $2,005 a week at the last Census, so the median house price of $1,985,000 is about 19.0 times a typical local annual household income, and the median unit price of $537,000 is about 5.2 times a typical local annual household income.

Renting tells a different part of the story. A house rent of $890 a week would take about 44% of a typical local household's weekly income, a large share, while a unit rent of $580 a week would take about 29% of income, a moderate share. On these figures, buying a house is the more stretched option against local incomes, whereas renting a unit looks relatively less so.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Wembley a good place to invest?
Unit values in Wembley climbed 30.5% over the past 12 months while house values rose a strong 18.7%. On the income side, unit rents increased 10.5% and house rents rose a solid 6.0%.

Putting those movements together, capital growth outpaced rental growth for both houses and units, and units recorded larger increases than houses on both values and 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 Wembley

Choosing the right real estate agent in Wembley can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 122 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 32.1% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 2% to 2.75%, depending on the agent and what’s included. Comparing both performance and fee structures can help you find someone who's well-suited to your needs, and set them up for a successful result.