Peppermint Grove · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A perfect score of 10 for overall advantage marks Peppermint Grove as one of the most affluent areas in the country. This wealth is reflected in the top possible rankings for both job skills and access to resources. It is a small but highly prosperous pocket of Perth.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Peppermint Grove — higher than 99% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area reaches the highest possible level for overall advantage, with a score of 1,161. This is much higher than the national average and is mirrored by top scores for education and access to money.
10
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
10
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
10
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
10
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
1,161
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population grew by 11.6% since 2021, which is among the highest for similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
1,828
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
11.6%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 315 businesses and 3 approved dwellings, both of which are lower counts than in about 80% of similar areas.
315
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
3
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56930/peppermint-grove/topic/economy-advantage
