Wembley Downs, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wembley Downs is a leafy, established suburb in Perth's north-west, around ten kilometres from the city centre. It takes its name from the local golf course, a title residents were using well before it was officially approved at the end of the nineteen-fifties; the golf course in turn borrowed the name of nearby Wembley, itself drawn from a town in England. First subdivided in the late nineteen-twenties, the area was slow to develop because of its thick bush and limestone outcrops, but it grew quickly through the nineteen-fifties and was almost fully built by the nineteen-seventies. Known today for its family homes and quiet streets, Wembley Downs was laid out in a distinctive garden-suburb pattern of curving roads around the central junction of Hale and Weaponess Road, and is home to the well-regarded Hale School.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wembley Downs is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1136, 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.
Wembley Downs at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,743
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,626
- SEIFA score
- 1136
- Coordinates
- -31.9188, 115.7775
Wembley Downs demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wembley Downs 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%, 16% of homes are rented, and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,407 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 908 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,390 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,814 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,218 | 18% |
Share of the 6,737 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 988 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 935 | 40% |
| Rented | 364 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,698 | 73% |
| Townhouses & semis | 552 | 24% |
| Flats & apartments | 84 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,334 occupied private dwellings in Wembley Downs.
- Median weekly rent
- $470
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,762
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,324
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,063
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,047 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 964 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 43 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,956 (80%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,943
- Employed part-time
- 1,256
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 Downs
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wembley Downs 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 Wembley Downs
Where is Wembley Downs?
Wembley Downs is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Wembley Downs?
At the 2021 Census, Wembley Downs had a population of about 6,743.
Is Wembley Downs an advantaged area?
Wembley Downs has an ABS SEIFA score of 1136, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wembley Downs?
Wembley Downs 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).
Where Wembley Downs ranks
Wembley Downs appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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