Who lives here
7,228
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age44
- Aged 65+22.2%
- Under 2528.1%
- Median household income$2,453/wk
- Median rent$475/wk
Melville, Western Australia
The Perth suburb where old money never left.
Applecross is old-money Perth: a river suburb where the professional class settled decades ago and had little reason to leave. Across the City of Melville, professional, scientific and technical services lead the business count on 1,916, well ahead of the trades and retail sectors, more accountants, lawyers, architects and consultants than shopfronts. The suburb itself runs an estimated 730 businesses of its own, population sits at 7,228, and a median age of 44 confirms a place people move into and stay rather than one still filling with young families.
Household income here is $2,453 a week, family income higher again at $3,304, near the top of any suburb FindDevs writes for. Assume that kind of money buys itself, that an established suburb doesn't need to fight for the click, and you'd be wrong. People spending that freely compare harder, not less: three quotes before they book a builder, a scroll through the portfolio before they call a physio, a raised eyebrow at anything that looks like a template. Only 22.2% of Applecross is over 65 and 28.1% is under 25, so this isn't a retirement suburb either, it's a working professional population that expects the businesses around it to look as put-together as they do. A boutique real estate agent, a physiotherapist, an architect or a specialty cafe owner here isn't selling on price. A cheap-looking website is the one thing that gives the game away.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Applecross market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Applecross itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Melville area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~730
businesses in Applecross (estimated*)
- Melville total10,852
- Solo / non-employing7,123
- 1–4 staff2,529
- 5–19 staff935
- 20+ staff265
89% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Melville (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services1,916
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Rental, hiring & real estate1,705
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Construction1,454
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Health care & social assistance1,415
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Financial & insurance services680
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Retail trade589
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Applecross businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Professional Services Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For consultants, architects, financial advisers and other Applecross professionals who need a site that reads as credible as the office does.
- Case studies and credentials
- Lead enquiry form
- Mobile-first design
- Local SEO for Melville searches
Property & Real Estate Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $11,000
Timeline
3–6 weeks
Built for boutique agencies and property managers: a listings-first site that loads fast on a phone and turns a scroll into an enquiry or an appraisal booking.
- Filterable listings gallery
- Appraisal & enquiry booking
- Fast-loading photo galleries
- Map-based property search
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
3–6 weeks
For physios, dentists and specialists serving Applecross's older, well-off population: online booking, practitioner profiles and forms patients can fill in before they arrive.
- Online appointment booking
- Practitioner profile pages
- Online patient intake forms
- Automated booking reminders
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Why FindDevs in Applecross
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~730 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Applecross's actual customers.
The median age in Applecross is 44. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Applecross questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A professional services site for a consultant or adviser runs $3,000 - $8,000 and takes 2-4 weeks. A property or real estate site with a listings gallery and appraisal bookings runs $4,500 - $11,000 over 3-6 weeks. A health or allied services site with online booking is $4,500 - $12,000. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Most projects run 2-6 weeks depending on scope. A straightforward professional services or trade site is typically 2-4 weeks. A property listings site or a health booking system with online appointments, practitioner profiles and patient forms takes longer, usually 3-6 weeks, because there's more to build and test before it goes live. You'll get a specific timeframe with each of the three quotes, not just a placeholder estimate.
FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. They're not necessarily based in Applecross or even Perth, but they build to the same standard: fast, mobile-first, and set up for the local searches that bring in customers, whether that's someone searching for a physio near the river or a boutique agency in Melville. What matters is the quote and the finished site, not where the developer's desk sits.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Applecross businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Applecross, by registered businesses in Melville. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,916
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,705
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
1,454
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,415
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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