Cheapest Suburbs to Buy & Rent in Perth

Perth’s cheapest house-price suburbs sit in the outer south and east — Armadale, Camillo, Brookdale, Calista, Medina, Hilbert and Lockridge consistently sit at the bottom of the median ladder, often under $500k for a 3-bed house. For units, Bentley, Northbridge and East Perth offer entry-level apartment pricing. Check the live ranking above and balance with crime + school data before buying.

Cheapest weekly rent in Perth sits in the outer south-east and north-east corridors — Brookdale, Camillo, Hilbert, Calista, Coolbellup and Mahogany Creek. Apartment renters get the best value in Bentley, Northbridge and East Perth— close to the CBD with mid-range pricing.

Sale prices come from REIWA market data and realestate.com.au listings. Weekly rent comes from WA Rental Bonds (Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety) and the ABS Census 2021. Burb Score combines all sources, prioritising the most recent reading per suburb.

Each suburb gets a 0–100 affordability percentile rank where 100 = most affordable. The score combines median house price, median unit price and median weekly rent against suburb population, then normalises to a percentile across all rated WA suburbs. Higher score = cheaper relative to other suburbs.

Rental yield is annual rent ÷ property value × 100. In Perth, gross yields above 5% are considered strong for residential investors. Outer suburbs — Armadale, Mandurah, Coolbellup — often produce 5–6%+ yields because rents held while prices stayed lower. Premium inner suburbs (Cottesloe, Dalkeith) typically yield 2–3%.

Census income data is collected every 5 years — 2021 figures are the most recent ABS release. WA wage growth has run roughly 3–4%/yr since 2021, so household incomes today are likely 12–18% higher than the Census reading. Burb Score uses Census income on the demographics page for like-with-like comparisons; treat the absolute dollar values as a 2021 baseline, not a 2026 paycheck.