Piara Waters - Forrestdale

Piara Waters - Forrestdale is a growing region in WA with 21,815 residents.

SA2 code: 506011308
State: WA

Population

21,815

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+39.4%

3yr: +22.4% · 10yr: +137.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$420/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,441/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Piara Waters - Forrestdale (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +22.4%5yr: +39.4%10yr: +137.8%Total: +1666.4%

Population grew from 1,235 to 21,815 over 24 years, averaging 12.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.1%

Almost entirely detached houses (98.7%), owner-occupied (82.4%), built for families (66% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 98.7%

4,876 houses64 townhouses

Tenure

Mortgage 72.7%

Renting 16.1%

Owned 9.7%Mortgage 72.7%Renting 16.1%Other / NS 1.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

6 (0.1%)

2 bed

60 (1.2%)

3 bed

1,360 (27.7%)

4 bed

3,226 (65.8%)

5 bed

209 (4.3%)

6+ bed

45 (0.9%)