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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Bicton is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 6,961, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 11 km from the Perth CBD, Bicton is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $104,364 per year.
Bicton benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Bicton. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Bicton on My School →Estimated 3 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Bicton's population of 6,961 sits 24% above the Western Australia suburb median of 5,605, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average WA locality. Households here earn $104,364/year on average — 5% above the WA suburb median of $99,736 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median rent of $360/week (~$1,560/month) covers only 65% of the median mortgage of $2,383/month — the remaining $823/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 11 km from Perth places Bicton in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 61% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 18% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Bicton stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Bicton sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Bicton | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,961 | 5,605 | +24% |
| Median household income | $104,364/yr | $99,736/yr | +5% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $360 | $350 | +3% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,383 | $1,902 | +25% |
| Distance to CBD | 11 km | 20 km | -45% |
| Separate houses | 61% | 79% | -18pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Bicton — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 6,961 and household income close to the WA median ($104,364 vs $99,736) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $360/week covers 65% of a $2,383/month mortgage, leaving a $823/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 61% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% WA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Property values in Bicton should track the wider Western Australia market through 2026, with the $104,364/year median household income (5% above the $99,736 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~65% of the typical mortgage ($1,560/month rent vs $2,383/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 74/100 places Bicton in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Bicton scores 74/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 6,961, median household income of $104,364/year and median weekly rent of $360. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Bicton are proximity to Perth (11 km), an above-state-median household income of $104,364/year, a dwelling mix that is 61% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Bicton has a usual resident population of approximately 6,961, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Bicton sits 11 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $360 in Bicton, equating to approximately $18,720/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bicton is $2,383, or approximately $28,596/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $360 works out to $1,560/month, covering 65% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,383/month. That leaves a $823/month shortfall (around $9,876/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,383 median mortgage, the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.