Floreat, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Floreat is a leafy residential suburb about eight kilometres west-north-west of central Perth, and the seat of the Town of Cambridge, whose offices and library sit beside the Floreat Forum shopping centre. The name is a small civic flourish: floreat is Latin for 'may it flourish' or 'prosper', the motto of the City of Perth, of which Floreat formed part when it was first laid out. The suburb has grown into something of a sporting hub — the WA Athletics Stadium opened here in 2009 and the Bendat Basketball Centre in 2020, both built after the old Perry Lakes stadiums were cleared — and the expansive Perry Lakes Reserve provides bush and open space on its doorstep. Quiet, well-served streets make it a comfortable inner-western address.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Floreat is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1170, 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.
Is Floreat a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Floreat from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
99/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (99/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
3/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $600 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 3% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Floreat at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 8,621
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $3,570
- SEIFA score
- 1170
- Local government area
- Cambridge
- Coordinates
- -31.9379, 115.7912
Map of Floreat
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Housing & property in Floreat
What it costs to live in Floreat and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $600
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $3,250
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 86%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 12%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Floreat demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Floreat demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Floreat 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 31% and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,886 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,165 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,565 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,654 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,347 | 16% |
Share of the 8,617 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,300 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,152 | 40% |
| Rented | 347 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,558 | 90% |
| Townhouses & semis | 77 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 214 | 8% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,849 occupied private dwellings in Floreat.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,270
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,215
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,409 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,070 (13%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 23 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5,287 (84%)
- Labour-force participation
- 68.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 2,509
- Employed part-time
- 1,712
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 Floreat
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Floreat 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).
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Common questions about Floreat
Is Floreat a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Floreat rates 67/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Floreat?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Floreat was $600, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,250. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Floreat?
Floreat is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Cambridge local government area.
What is the population of Floreat?
At the 2021 Census, Floreat had a population of about 8,621.
Is Floreat an advantaged area?
Floreat has an ABS SEIFA score of 1170, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Floreat?
Floreat 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).
Does Floreat have high household incomes?
Floreat has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 5th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,570 per week).
Where Floreat ranks
Floreat appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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