Average rent in Girrawheen, WA — 2026

Girrawheen sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $293/week — 13% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 62% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 34% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (77%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 8,897, the median age is 36, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 41% of residents were born overseas. Girrawheen is 12km from Perth, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.