Average rent in Gosnells, WA — 2026
Gosnells is part of the Gosnells council area and sits 20km out from the Perth CBD, with around 21,146 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $290/week, which is below the Western Australia median of $337/week. About 31% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$290/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 21,146
- Median age
- 38
- Distance to Perth
- 20 km
- Households renting
- 31%
- Separate houses
- 81%
- Flats / apartments
- 3%
- Born overseas
- 36%
- Top occupation
- Technicians and Trades Workers
- LGA
- Gosnells
ABS 2021
Renting in Gosnells
Gosnells sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $290/week — 14% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 64% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 31% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (81%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 21,146, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 36% of residents were born overseas. Gosnells is 20km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.
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