Average rent in Parmelia - Orelia, WA — 2026

Parmelia - Orelia sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $270/week — 20% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 67% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 31% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (89%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,286, the median age is 37, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 31% of residents were born overseas. Parmelia - Orelia is 33km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.