Jolimont, WA 6014

Jolimont is honestly one of Perth's loveliest and most peaceful inner city suburbs. I have lived here for over five years and I love how close it is to everything - Perth City and Northbridge, Kings Park, City Beach, Galup, Subiaco, Bold Park and the River are all within a 10 minute drive, the major Cycling network and Daglish Station are just down the street. Nearby schools are some of Perth's most highly rated and respected, the proximity to the Hospitals and Medical Specialists, UWA, ECU and highly professional businesses puts Jolimont in a prime position. People are friendly, mostly in roles supporting the above mentioned localities, are young and engaged in the community. Bunnings is poised to relocate out of Subiaco into the space next door to MacDonalds and there are major apartments filling in along Hay Street. Once this corridor is complete, I believe Jolimont will feel much more naturally integrated into Subiaco. Wembley Golf Course is nearby and going for a run around Galup, Kings Park or Bold Park is within easy reach. The City to Surf passes through every year and it's great seeing all the neighbours out supporting the runners. Jolimont is more dense and modern South of Hay Street with lovely dog friendly parks (one of which is designed as a catchment in heavy rain), while North of Hay Street has gorgeous heritage cottage homes near Mabel Talbot Lake which you can easily do some birdwatching from. Coles in Shenton Park is a 15 min walk, or there's Woolworths, Coles and Target in Subiaco which is again a 15 min walk in the other direction. All in all, it's a really great area. Safe, family friendly, great for working professionals and anyone else who loves the outdoors.

I have lived in Jolimont for over 2 years and love it! You can walk to the shops, the gym, Daglish Train Station and Subiaco is only a 10 minute walk. There are plenty of parks and in the afternoons you always see families at the playground or taking their dogs for a walk as well as plenty of people exercising.
Living in Jolimont allows you to get the benefits of Subiaco and Floreat but without the hefty price tag.
There are a lot of units and apartments in the area, but several of them have been refurbished which has increased their rental price and value. Given the close proximity to the city (which is about a 7 minute drive), the rental price for a 2x1 is nearing $400 which keeps out the lower socio-economic class.
I have never had any issues with security and always feel safe walking to and from the train station in the middle of the night.

I have to be honest here - I have never lived in Jolimont and I don't know a great deal about it. But, this inspired me to take a look at some of the information about this suburb. I have driven past many times and was, for the most part, completely unaware that it was Jolimont at all! If asked I would have said I was in some sort of Subiaco - Wembley type place. I think most of us forget Jolimont is actually a real suburb because there is not really very much of it. Once the Mathews Netball Centre and the nearby Hockey Centre are removed from the equation there is only a small square of streets, most between Salvado and Hay Sts.

To provide a small amount of information - there are about 700 dwellings in Jolimont and most seem to be one person households (51% at last census). Renters make up 37% of the population with families only accounting for only 12% of the overall population. It seems that the small number of dwellings and the fact that most seem to be apartments has affected the overall growth of the area. Normally being 4km from the CBD would be an indicator of reliable and higher growth in the median price. However, over 10 yrs the average is around 7.9% which is under the 10% marker for good growth in Perth. Perhaps the lack of attraction to families affects the overall figures with areas like nearby Wembley being much more attractive.