Peppermint Grove, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Peppermint Grove is a small, affluent suburb on the north bank of the Swan River at Freshwater Bay, in Perth's western suburbs. It takes its name from the Swan River peppermint trees that still line many of its streets, and has long been associated with some of Western Australia's oldest and wealthiest families. The whole suburb forms its own local government area, the Shire of Peppermint Grove, which is the smallest in the country. Its prosperity shows in a number of grand historic houses, among them The Cliffe and the Federation Queen Anne residence St Just. The streets carry the names of the suburb's first residents, who bought lots when the land was subdivided in 1891. Riverfront reserves and jetties line the Freshwater Bay shore, and the shared Grove Library serves the surrounding districts.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Peppermint Grove is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1161, 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 Peppermint Grove 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 Peppermint Grove 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
12/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $440 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 12% 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.
Peppermint Grove at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,597
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $4,565
- SEIFA score
- 1161
- Local government area
- Peppermint Grove
- Coordinates
- -31.9987, 115.7670
Map of Peppermint Grove
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Housing & property in Peppermint Grove
What it costs to live in Peppermint Grove and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $440
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $4,167
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 78%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Peppermint Grove demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Peppermint Grove demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Peppermint Grove 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 27% and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 264 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 323 | 20% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 231 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 435 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 338 | 21% |
Share of the 1,591 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 263 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 146 | 28% |
| Rented | 107 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 404 | 78% |
| Townhouses & semis | 54 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 61 | 12% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 519 occupied private dwellings in Peppermint Grove.
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $5,012
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,501
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 433 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 163 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 28 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 980 (84%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Employed full-time
- 387
- Employed part-time
- 320
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 Peppermint Grove
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Peppermint Grove 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 Peppermint Grove
Is Peppermint Grove 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, Peppermint Grove rates 70/100 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 Peppermint Grove?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Peppermint Grove was $440, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,167. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Peppermint Grove?
Peppermint Grove is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Peppermint Grove local government area.
What is the population of Peppermint Grove?
At the 2021 Census, Peppermint Grove had a population of about 1,597.
Is Peppermint Grove an advantaged area?
Peppermint Grove has an ABS SEIFA score of 1161, 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 Peppermint Grove?
Peppermint Grove 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 Peppermint Grove have high household incomes?
Peppermint Grove has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 2nd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($4,565 per week).
Where Peppermint Grove ranks
Peppermint Grove appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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