Forrestfield - Wattle Grove

Forrestfield - Wattle Grove is a growing region in WA with 22,766 residents.

SA2 code: 506051138
State: WA

Population

22,766

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+12.8%

3yr: +8.7% · 10yr: +18.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$360/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,839/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Forrestfield - Wattle Grove (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +8.7%5yr: +12.8%10yr: +18.7%Total: +78.3%

Population grew from 12,767 to 22,766 over 24 years, averaging 2.4% 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 1.6%

Almost entirely detached houses (93.2%), owner-occupied (76.1%), built for families (48% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 93.2%

6,419 houses462 townhouses9 apartments

Tenure

Owned 25.8%

Mortgage 50.3%

Renting 20.1%

Owned 25.8%Mortgage 50.3%Renting 20.1%Other / NS 3.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

109 (1.6%)

2 bed

375 (5.4%)

3 bed

2,656 (38.5%)

4 bed

3,320 (48.1%)

5 bed

378 (5.5%)

6+ bed

58 (0.8%)