Kelmscott


About Kelmscott

Kelmscott is a mixed-use residential, industrial, rural and commercial suburb located 25 kilometres southeast of Perth. The suburb was one of the very early towns established in the Swan River Colony and was named after Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, the birthplace of the first Anglican clergyman in the colony, Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860). Established in 1830, Kelmscott's most rapid growth period was in the 1960s and 1970s. 

Life in Kelmscott

Though close to the lively Armadale City Centre, Kelmscott is a quiet suburb nestled among the numerous parks and reserves that pepper its landscape. The Kelmscott Town Centre is the main commercial sector with the Kelmscott Plaza and Stargate Kelmscott Shopping Centre all located here. There is also a railway station and four local schools in Kelmscott.


Kelmscott quick stats

  • Postcode

    6111

  • Population

    10,462

  • Local government

    Armadale

  • Shops

    Kelmscott Plaza, Kelmscott Village

  • Train station

    Challis, Kelmscott

  • Bus

    Bus service to Challis or Kelmscott train Station

17.1%
Sales growth
$615K
* Median sales price
1.4%
Rental growth
$600pw
* Median rental price

Nearby suburb growth

18.3%

Armadale

19.8%

Camillo

23.6%

Champion Lakes

18.1%

Gosnells

25 km from Perth

Suburb prices

Median price data last updated 6 August 2025 containing transactions for the 12 month period ending July 2025 Sales data is annual up to the latest completed month. Rental data is year-on-year 3-month rolling up to the latest completed month. Data in this graph is revised as more transactions are settled.
Source: Landgate/REIWA

Buy

$615,000

  • 2BR

    $555K

  • 3BR

    $590K

  • 4BR

    $749K

Rent

$600pw

  • 2BR

    $559pw

  • 3BR

    $600pw

  • 4BR

    $650pw

Median price data last updated 6 August 2025 containing transactions for the 12 month period ending July 2025 Sales data is annual up to the latest completed month. Rental data is year-on-year 3-month rolling up to the latest completed month. Data in this graph is revised as more transactions are settled.
Source: Landgate/REIWA


Upper and lower quartiles

Upper quartile

$711K

Median

$615K

Lower quartile

$540K

Time on market

House

Days

14

Unit

Days

22

Kelmscott
Perth

Total percentage change in annual median house price over the last 1, 5 or 10 years.


Suburb interest level

Average online views per property

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This is based on views of residential properties for sale in this suburb within the last 14 days.

Schools

0.4km
Kelmscott Primary School
  • Primary
  • Government
0.8km
Kelmscott Senior High School
  • Secondary
  • Government
0.8km
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