Bicton, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bicton is an affluent riverside suburb of Perth, about 10 kilometres south-west of the city on the southern bank of the Swan River, within the City of Melville. Before European settlement the Beeliar people of the Noongar drew food and fresh water from the river edges, and the sandy point now known as Point Walter served as one of the few crossings of the river. The area was settled from 1830, when land grants were taken up by several colonists including John Hole Duffield, who named it after Bicton in East Devon and planted one of the colony's first commercial vineyards in the 1840s. The former Bicton Racecourse was subdivided from 1919, and the hilly suburb is now regarded as one of Perth's most desirable riverside addresses.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Bicton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1084, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Bicton at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,961
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $2,007
- SEIFA score
- 1084
- Coordinates
- -32.0277, 115.7848
Bicton demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bicton using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 22% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,078 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 820 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,513 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,942 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,612 | 23% |
Share of the 6,965 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,146 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 894 | 33% |
| Rented | 606 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,827 | 67% |
| Townhouses & semis | 759 | 28% |
| Flats & apartments | 141 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,741 occupied private dwellings in Bicton.
- Median weekly rent
- $360
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,907
- Median weekly personal income
- $990
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,685 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 603 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 37 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,907 (69%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 1,978
- Employed part-time
- 1,382
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Bicton
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bicton is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Bicton
Where is Bicton?
Bicton is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Bicton?
At the 2021 Census, Bicton had a population of about 6,961.
Is Bicton an advantaged area?
Bicton has an ABS SEIFA score of 1084, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Bicton?
Bicton has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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