Wembley, WA
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Wembley is an established, upper-middle-class suburb in Perth's western suburbs, about five kilometres north-west of the city centre within the Town of Cambridge. The area lies on the Spearwood Dunes and is framed by two wetlands, Galup and Herdsman Lake, that were long important to the Mooro people, the local Noongar group who gathered around the lakes for water, food and shelter for tens of thousands of years. Galup, known as Lake Monger from early colonial days until it resumed its original name in 2025, is one of the few lakes left in Perth and a popular recreation reserve. The suburb was named Wembley Park in 1924 after the London district, shortened to Wembley in 1935. Cambridge Street remains its commercial heart, home to the heritage-listed Wembley Hotel of 1932.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wembley is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1097, 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 Wembley 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.
Very strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Wembley 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
95/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (95/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
49/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $290 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 49% 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.
Wembley at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 12,061
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,005
- SEIFA score
- 1097
- Local government area
- Cambridge
- Coordinates
- -31.9324, 115.8187
Map of Wembley
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Housing & property in Wembley
What it costs to live in Wembley and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $290
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,458
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 59%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 37%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Wembley demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Wembley demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wembley 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 young adults (25–44) at 33% and 39% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,368 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,258 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,948 | 33% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,662 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,831 | 15% |
Share of the 12,067 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,359 | 28% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,482 | 31% |
| Rented | 1,774 | 37% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,331 | 49% |
| Townhouses & semis | 865 | 18% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,583 | 33% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,783 occupied private dwellings in Wembley.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,921
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,054
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,513 (39%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,869 (25%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 60 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7,432 (80%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 3,771
- Employed part-time
- 2,541
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 Wembley
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wembley 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 Wembley
Is Wembley 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, Wembley rates 80/100 overall (Very 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 Wembley?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Wembley was $290, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,458. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Wembley?
Wembley is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Cambridge local government area.
What is the population of Wembley?
At the 2021 Census, Wembley had a population of about 12,061.
Is Wembley an advantaged area?
Wembley has an ABS SEIFA score of 1097, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wembley?
Wembley 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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