City Beach, WA 6015
City Beach property market
City Beach's busiest market is house sales, with 90 sales (down 10%) at around $4.15M (up 35.6%) as of July 2026, taking about 25 days to sell (down a lot from 42 days last year), one of the country's strongest house price gains, with 4-bedroom the most common at around 55%.
House rentals follow, with 63 leases at $1,450 a week (up), renting out in about 18 days (down from 22 days last year), with rents growing faster than most house rental markets nationally, with 4-bedroom the biggest group at around 4 in 10. Then come 9 unit sales at around $1.318M and 5 unit rentals at $895 a week.
Who lives hereAn ultra-high-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb — multicultural, with a strongly professional workforce.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
City Beach demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in City Beach?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in City Beach
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in City Beach
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 3.1× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around City Beach
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around City Beach
5 schools inside City Beach, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 5 primary schools in City Beach and its surrounds, and 2 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Within City Beach · 5Order by
- 1International School of Western AustraliaIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years PP-12 · Within suburbState RankP Top 1%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students447Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Kapinara Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburbState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students447Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3The Japanese School in PerthIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years 1-9 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students447Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4City Beach Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students447Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Holy Spirit SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years PP-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students447Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
City Beach median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for City Beach — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
City Beach property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in City Beach
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
City Beach against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — City Beach in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
City Beach — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
City Beach median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in City Beach rose from $1.61M (Jul 2021) to $2.32M (Jun 2026) — +44.2% growth over five years — peaking at $3.25M between Feb 2025 and Jan 2026. Median house rent went from $809/wk to $825/wk (+2.0%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $435k to $1.18M (+171.2%), with rent up from $288/wk to $782/wk (+171.5%) over the same period.
Suburbs near City Beach: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to City Beach, ranked by distance — each lined up against City Beach on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like City Beach
Suburbs anywhere in WA that behave like City Beach — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
City Beach vs Dalkeith: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $2.29M against City Beach's $2.13M — about 8% higher, with homes selling in 13 days versus 56 days here.
Comparable sales markets to City Beach: Dalkeith median house price, Mosman Park, WA property market, South Perth median house price, Trigg property market and Cottesloe property growth.
City Beach's closest rental-market twins: Cottesloe property growth, Dalkeith property market, Mosman Park median house price, South Perth median house price and Trigg property market. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · City Beach
26 data-driven answers about City Beach's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in City Beach?
#The median house price in City Beach, WA 6015 is $2.13M as of June 2026, based on 17 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in City Beach?
#The median unit price in City Beach, WA 6015 is $2.13M as of June 2026, based on 17 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +0.5% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in City Beach?
#The median weekly house rent in City Beach is $837 as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $837 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in City Beach?
#A 3 bedroom house in City Beach rents for a median $837 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $837/week, 4-bedroom $837/week. Unit rents: 3-bedroom $837/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in City Beach?
#Gross rental yield in City Beach is 2.02% for houses and 2.02% for units as of June 2026, compared with the WA unit median of 3.39%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in City Beach?
#As of June 2026, City Beach medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $2.13M | $2.13M | $2.13M | $2.13M |
| Units | — | $2.13M | $2.13M | — | $2.13M |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the City Beach median?
#At the median City Beach house ($2.13M purchase, $837/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $3115 — about $2278 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are City Beach's property market trends?
#City Beach's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +0.5%; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 56 days — slower than a year ago by 6; sales supply sits at 1.6 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the City Beach market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about City Beach as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in City Beach, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 2.02% against a WA median of 3.23%, houses take a median 56 days to sell, sales supply is 1.6 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in City Beach?
#Houses in City Beach sell in a median 56 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 56 days. Days on market have lengthened by 6 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is City Beach a tight or loose property market right now?
#City Beach's sales market sits at 1.6 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is looser at 2.6 months of supply.
Have property prices in City Beach gone up or down?
#House prices in City Beach moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +0.5%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in City Beach?
#City Beach's house rental market sits at 2.6 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply), with 13 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.2 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is City Beach in its property market cycle?
#City Beach's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does City Beach compare to other WA suburbs?
#City Beach's median house price ($2.13M) is 182% above the WA median ($755k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 56 days vs 11 days state median. On gross yield, City Beach sits at 2.02% vs 3.23% state median.
How does City Beach compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#City Beach's most-similar nearby market is Dalkeith (4.1 km away) with a median house price of $2.29M — about 8% pricier. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in City Beach?
#The most-transacted segment in City Beach over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 15 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 15 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in City Beach last year?
#City Beach recorded 15 house sales and 15 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 30 transactions. On the rental side, 13 houses and 13 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is City Beach in?
#City Beach is in postcode 6015, in the Inner Perth region of WA. Addresses there are written as City Beach, WA 6015.
What is the population of City Beach?
#City Beach, WA 6015 is home to 4,107 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 28, and the average household holds 1.6 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in City Beach?
#The median household in City Beach earns $2k per week — roughly $115k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $719/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in City Beach?
#The unemployment rate in City Beach is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in City Beach?
#City Beach is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near City Beach?
#City Beach has 150 schools within reach, 5 of them inside the suburb itself — including The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach Primary School, Kapinara Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is City Beach a good place to live?
#City Beach, WA 6015 has a population of 4,107, a median age of 28, a median household income around $2k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 150 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this City Beach market data last updated?
#This City Beach market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.