Bicton - Palmyra

Bicton - Palmyra is a growing region in WA with 16,510 residents.

SA2 code: 507041177
State: WA

Population

16,510

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+9.8%

3yr: +7.5% · 10yr: +14.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,842/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Bicton - Palmyra (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +7.5%5yr: +9.8%10yr: +14.9%Total: +28.7%

Population grew from 12,833 to 16,510 over 24 years, averaging 1.1% 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 3.3%

Predominantly detached houses (61.4%), owner-occupied (72.7%), built for families (46% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 61.4%

Townhouses 33.0%

3,750 houses2,015 townhouses342 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.9%

Mortgage 37.8%

Renting 24.3%

Owned 34.9%Mortgage 37.8%Renting 24.3%Other / NS 2.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

174 (2.9%)

2 bed

1,447 (23.9%)

3 bed

2,770 (45.7%)

4 bed

1,448 (23.9%)

5 bed

171 (2.8%)

6+ bed

46 (0.8%)