Peppermint Grove Postcode

Western Australia

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income
6011
Postcode for Peppermint Grove, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 10 km from Perth · Pop. 1,597
1,597
Population
42
Median Age
$4,565
Household Income/wk
$440
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.1
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Peppermint Grove ranks: household income is in the top 10% of WA suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in WA; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Peppermint Grove Compares

Peppermint Grove vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricPeppermint GroveWA avgAU avgGreater Perth
Household income/wk $4,565 +WA $1,891 $1,836 $1,962
Rent/wk $440 +WA $355 $390 $378
Mortgage/month $4,167 +WA $1,890 $1,958 $2,002
Median age 42 43.0 45.0 40.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +WA 6.0/10 6.0/10 8.0/10
Unemployment 4.9% ≈WA 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Peppermint Grove is a coastal suburb of Perth in Western Australia, with postcode 6011. It sits about 10 km from the Perth CBD, within the Peppermint Grove local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 1.1 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Peppermint Grove has a population of 1,597 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $4,565, above the WA average. The unemployment rate is 4.9%. The Indigenous population is 28 (1.8% of residents).

Housing in Peppermint Grove includes a median weekly rent of $440, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,167, with 523 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 79.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Peppermint Grove scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Schools in Peppermint Grove include Presbyterian Ladies' College and Cottesloe Primary School.

Peppermint Grove is part of the Cottesloe - Claremont statistical area in Western Australia.

Peppermint Grove Details

Postcode6011
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)1,597
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$4,565/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,501/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$440
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,167
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area1.1 km²
Population Density1496/km²
Total Dwellings523
Australian Citizens89.4%
Indigenous Population28 (1.8%)
Unemployment Rate4.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-31.9979804
Longitude115.7676977
Distance from Perth10 km
Region (SA4)Perth - Inner
Area (SA3)Cottesloe - Claremont
Local GovernmentPeppermint Grove
Federal ElectorateCurtin

Age Profile

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (20.2%) 25–44 (14.5%) 45–64 (27.2%) 65+ (21.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years264 (16.5%)
15–24 years323 (20.2%)
25–44 years231 (14.5%)
45–64 years435 (27.2%)
65+ years338 (21.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (51.0%) Mortgaged (28.3%) Rented (20.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma113 (7.1%)
Arthritis92 (5.8%)
Cancer63 (3.9%)
Heart Disease56 (3.5%)
Diabetes31 (1.9%)
Lung Condition13 (0.8%)
Dementia9 (0.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle16 (3.1%)
1 vehicle138 (26.4%)
2 vehicles203 (38.8%)
3+ vehicles166 (31.7%)

Schools in Peppermint Grove

Presbyterian Ladies' College
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 1159 · 963 students
Cottesloe Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1153 · 351 students

Suburbs Near Peppermint Grove

Same Postcode (6011)

More Peppermint Grove Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.