What the public data says about Northbridge: who lives here, what the offence rates are, and where the figures sit against the rest of the state.
Suburb summary
Northbridge is an apartment suburb sitting right inside Perth's nightlife precinct. It has just 1,420 residents across 604 dwellings, with 86.6% of those dwellings being flats or apartments and only 3.0% separate houses. Renting dominates at 66.6% compared with 31.1% owner occupation. If you buy here, you are buying an apartment in an entertainment precinct, usually in a building where most of your neighbours will be tenants.
The resident profile is stronger than the crime figures might suggest. Full-time employment is 61.4% compared with 56.2% for the middle WA suburb, median weekly family income is $2,335 against $2,112, and 40.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher compared with 23.9% across Western Australia.
Crime is the number that jumps off the page. Overall crime probability is 177.7 offences per 100 residents against Knome's concern point of 12.71. Assault, property damage, burglary, motor vehicle theft and social stability are all above their concern points as well. Those numbers are real, but they need to be understood properly. Northbridge has only 1,420 residents, yet on busy nights thousands of people come into the precinct for bars, restaurants and entertainment. The inner city also carries a concentration of rough sleeping and support services. Every offence occurring in the suburb is still divided by those same 1,420 residents. The rate therefore tells you how much activity occurs in Northbridge, not the probability that a resident will personally experience it.
Knome would be extremely selective in Northbridge. There is only a very small pocket of the suburb we would consider buying in, and even then only for a specific type of property serving a specific purpose within a broader portfolio. This is not a suburb where we would buy simply because the numbers appear attractive or the apartment looks good on inspection. The exact location, building and intended use all need to line up. We do not publish the specific pocket publicly, because that is part of the property selection work we reserve for relevant paying clients.
Written by Knome, a licensed Perth buyers agency, RA87115. Published 2026.
177.7 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 7.1. Above 12.71 it starts to become a concern.
7.2 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 1.14. Above 2.25 it starts to become a concern.
2.89 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 0.32. Above 0.66 it starts to become a concern.
0.70 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 0.12. Above 0.24 it starts to become a concern.
10.07 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 0.7. Above 1.36 it starts to become a concern.
41.20 per 100 residents. Typical WA suburb 1.28. Above 2.51 it starts to become a concern.
Rates are offences per 100 residents. The typical WA suburb is the middle suburb, so half sit above it. A rate in the highest quarter for the state is where it starts to become a concern. Lower is safer.
Offence counts WA Police 2025 路 Populations ABS Census 2021 路 Typical WA suburb calculated by Knome
Middle WA suburb 56.2%. Below 53.5% it starts to become a concern.
Middle WA suburb 4.5%. Above 5.8% it starts to become a concern.
Middle WA suburb $2,112. Below $1,701 it starts to become a concern.
Middle WA suburb 1.5%. Above 4.6% it starts to become a concern.
Rated figures show where this suburb sits among Western Australian suburbs. Strong is the better half of the state and the far end is the outermost quarter, so the word means the same on every row. The scale always runs low to high, so green is on the right where more is better and on the left where less is.
ABS Census 2021 路 Typical WA suburb calculated by Knome
| Level | Northbridge | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor degree and above | 40.8% | 23.9% |
| Advanced diploma and diploma | 10.9% | 9.3% |
| Certificate III and IV | 10.6% | 17.8% |
| Any post-school qualification | 62.2% | 51.1% |
ABS Census 2021 路 Of people aged 15 and over
Of 604 dwellings
Of 604 dwellings
Against an address, not a suburb
Four more checks only mean anything against a real address, because the answer changes between two streets and sometimes between two sides of one. They are what the free Red Flag Report runs, on screen, in seconds, without asking for anything.
Whether the property sits in a bushfire prone area on the state's mapping.
Whether the floodplain mapping reaches the block, which the suburb name never tells you.
Distance and exposure to the roads that carry the traffic, street by street.
Where the property sits under the Perth Airport flight paths and noise contours.
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