WA · Peppermint Grove Council
Peppermint Grove, WA, 6011
Current weather
16.7°CPartly cloudy
66% humidity · 16.2 km/h wind · 17.5° / 10.4° today · 7.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#76 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Peppermint Grove is a small locality in the Peppermint Grove area, home to around 1,597 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $1,500, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, 12 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,597
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $4,565
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 73 of 595
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,167
- Employment rate
- 55.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 54 / 61
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $1,500
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 750
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,156
- Cottesloe Primary SchoolPrimary
- Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stirling Hwy After Keane St
- Stirling Hwy Before Clapham Ln
- Stirling Hwy Before Johnston St
- Stirling Hwy Before Keane St
- Stirling Hwy Before Vera St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Vintage CellarsAlcohol
502 Stirling Highway
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (6)
- Marine Vessel MaintenaceBoat
31 Glacier Way
- Leake St After Stirling HwyBus stop
- Leake St Before Stirling HwyBus stop
- Stirling Highway bfter Keane StreetBus stop
- Stirling Hwy Before Clapham LnBus stop
- Stirling Hwy Before Johnston StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Manners Hill ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicalabssample_collection
- Cottesloe Dentaldentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Cottesloe Police Station (fmr)548-550 Stirling Hwy, Peppermint Grove1929
- Cottesloe Primary School & Cottesloe School for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired530 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove1933
- St Columba's Church and Hall16A Keane St, Peppermint Grove1927
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 74.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #76 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cottesloe Police Station (fmr)heritage548-550 Stirling Hwy, Peppermint Grove1929
- Cottesloe Primary School & Cottesloe School for the Deaf & Hearing Impairedheritage530 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove1933
- St Columba's Church and Hallheritage16A Keane St, Peppermint Grove1927
- Clinicalabshealthsample_collection
- Cottesloe Dentalhealthdentist
- Manners Hill Parkgovernmentpark
- Stirling Hwy After Keane Sttransport
- Stirling Hwy Before Clapham Lntransport
- Stirling Hwy Before Johnston Sttransport
- Stirling Hwy Before Keane Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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