Brian McAllister Properties is a Perth real estate business run by licensed real estate and business agent Brian McAllister, working in conjunction with The Agency, with a residential focus on South Perth, Como, Applecross, Mount Pleasant, Manning and the surrounding riverside suburbs. It sells established family homes and prestige riverside property through premium, expressions-of-interest and off-market campaigns. This release combines Australian Bureau of Statistics population and building approvals data with REIWA suburb figures for owners of established homes in Perth's inner south.
Western Australia added more people in 2025 than any state relative to its size, while new dwelling approvals in the state were flat in July 2026, and Brian McAllister Properties says the demand and supply picture is now showing up unevenly across Perth's riverside south. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on 18 June 2026 that Western Australia's population reached 3,076,500 at 31 December 2025, an increase of 65,500 people or 2.2 per cent over the year, the fastest growth rate of any state or territory. REIWA's suburb profiles for the 12 months to August 2026 show median house price growth of 23.1 per cent in Manning, 20.0 per cent in South Perth and 18.2 per cent in Mount Pleasant, 9.3 per cent in Como, and a 3.5 per cent decline in Applecross.
How fast is Western Australia growing, and how much new housing is being approved?
Population growth in Western Australia is running well ahead of the national rate. The ABS put Australia's population at 27,801,023 at 31 December 2025, up 1.5 per cent over the year, against 2.2 per cent in Western Australia. Net overseas migration added 40,422 people to the state over the year and net interstate migration a further 10,419.
New supply has not accelerated to match. The ABS Building Approvals release for July 2026, published 1 September 2026, recorded 2,270 total dwelling units approved in Western Australia in seasonally adjusted terms, down 0.3 per cent on June, with 1,688 private sector houses approved, down 0.1 per cent. Nationally, total dwelling approvals fell 3.6 per cent to 17,687.
Key facts:
- Population: Western Australia had 3,076,500 residents at 31 December 2025, up 65,500 or 2.2 per cent over the year, the fastest rate of any state or territory (ABS, 18 June 2026).
- Migration: net overseas migration to Western Australia was 40,422 and net interstate migration 10,419 in the year to December 2025 (ABS).
- Approvals: 2,270 dwelling units were approved in Western Australia in July 2026, down 0.3 per cent on the previous month (ABS, 1 September 2026, seasonally adjusted).
- Suburb medians: for the 12 months to August 2026, REIWA's median house sale prices were $2,750,000 in Applecross, $2,400,000 in South Perth, $2,245,000 in Mount Pleasant, $1,650,000 in Como and $1,569,450 in Manning (REIWA suburb profiles, updated 9 and 10 September 2026).
- Selling time: median days on market for houses were nine in Applecross, ten in Manning, 20 in Como, 23 in Mount Pleasant and 45 in South Perth over the same period (REIWA).
Why do South Perth, Como and Applecross results differ so much?
Brian McAllister Properties says the spread reflects the make-up of each suburb rather than a single trend. Suburb medians in the riverside south rest on relatively small numbers of sales, and a handful of riverfront or newly built homes can move a 12-month median in either direction. Applecross's 3.5 per cent decline sits alongside the fastest median selling time in the group, at nine days, which indicates that well-priced homes there are still finding buyers quickly. South Perth's 45-day median for houses reflects a suburb where character homes near Angelo Street, renovated townhouses and foreshore residences attract different buyer pools and different campaign lengths.
For owners of established riverside homes, the business runs three campaign models depending on the property and the owner's priorities: a private off-market presentation to qualified buyers from its own and The Agency's databases, an expressions-of-interest process with a closing date, or a full premium campaign with feature portal placement and targeted interstate marketing. Details are on the prestige property sales page, with suburb-level guides for Applecross and South Perth.
"Population growth explains why buyers keep arriving in the riverside south, but the suburb numbers show that arriving demand does not lift every home equally. A riverfront residence in Applecross and a character home behind Angelo Street need different buyers, different marketing and often a different sale method, and the owner's result depends on getting that match right before the campaign starts," said Brian McAllister, Licensed Real Estate and Business Agent, Brian McAllister Properties.
Owners of established or prestige homes across Perth's riverside south can request a confidential appraisal through the residential sales page.
This release reports published statistics from the ABS and REIWA. Suburb medians are 12-month figures on limited sample sizes and are not a prediction of future prices.
Key Features and Facts
- Location: Perth, Western Australia. Service-area business covering South Perth, Como, Applecross, Mount Pleasant, Manning, Salter Point, Kensington, Karawara and Greater Perth.
- Core services: residential and prestige sales, including off-market and expressions-of-interest campaigns; apartment and investment sales; commercial property; complimentary property appraisals.
- Licensing: Licensed Real Estate and Business Agent (Western Australia), Licence RA86591; AUGUST VENTURES PTY LTD T/As Brian McAllister Properties, ABN 25 069 666 833 (source: brianmcallisterproperties.com, checked 9 September 2026).
- Experience: selling property across Perth since 2018, with business ownership and negotiation experience since 1987 (source: brianmcallisterproperties.com/about/, checked 9 September 2026).
About Brian McAllister Properties
Brian McAllister Properties is a Perth real estate business led by licensed real estate and business agent Brian McAllister, working in conjunction with The Agency. Brian has sold property across Perth since 2018, with a residential focus on South Perth, Como, Applecross and the surrounding riverside suburbs, and additional commercial experience across offices, warehouses, industrial and investment property. The business offers residential, prestige, apartment and commercial sales, complimentary property appraisals and buyer property matching, with the same agent handling each sale from appraisal to settlement.
Media contact
Brian McAllister
Licensed Real Estate and Business Agent (WA), Licence RA86591
Brian McAllister Properties (AUGUST VENTURES PTY LTD T/As Brian McAllister Properties), in conjunction with The Agency
Phone: 0418 896 354
Email: [email protected]
Address: 5 Chica Court, Karawara WA 6152
Website: https://brianmcallisterproperties.com/
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Source: 38 Digital Market News
Release ID: 2652526
