Who lives here
7,750
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age44
- Aged 65+21.7%
- Under 2528.4%
- Median household income$3,351/wk
- Median rent$550/wk
Cottesloe , Western Australia
The beach suburb where rent and income both run high.
Cottesloe is a beach suburb that behaves like an address rather than a shopping strip. The 2021 census counted 7,750 people with a median age of 44 and a household income of $3,351 a week, well above what most of Perth clears. Rental, hiring and real estate leads the Town of Cottesloe by business count at 314, well ahead of the professional and financial firms that follow it, which says more about who works from home here than who shops on the strip. This is money that manages assets and advises on them, not money that turns over stock.
Household income of $3,351 a week is the number that should set the brief. Cottesloe is a narrow strip of land between Peppermint Grove and the ocean, with no room to expand and rents to match, so a business here survives on margin per client rather than volume through the door. A real estate agent selling into this market, a financial adviser managing that income, an architect drawing a rebuild or a physiotherapist near the beach are all pitching to people who compare everything before they call. A site that looks rushed loses the job before the phone rings. Family income runs to $4,593 a week, so the client can pay properly for design that matches the postcode. Build it cheap here and it reads as an insult, not a saving.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Cottesloe brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Cottesloe market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Cottesloe itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Cottesloe area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,520
businesses in Cottesloe (estimated*)
- Cottesloe total1,621
- Solo / non-employing1,160
- 1–4 staff316
- 5–19 staff109
- 20+ staff36
91% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Cottesloe (2025)
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Rental, hiring & real estate314
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Professional, scientific & technical services298
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Financial & insurance services221
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Health care & social assistance195
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Construction177
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Retail trade66
*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 Cottesloe businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,000
Timeline
3–4 weeks
For financial advisers, architects and consultants working Cottesloe's high-income market, with credentials and case studies front and centre.
- Credentials and case studies up front
- Enquiry form built in
- Fast load on mobile at the beach
- Local SEO for Cottesloe searches
Property & Real Estate Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $11,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
A property and real estate site built for agencies working the western suburbs, with live listings, agent profiles and enquiry forms that convert browsers into appraisal requests.
- Live listings with search and filters
- Agent profile pages
- Enquiry and appraisal booking forms
- Optimised for Perth property searches
Clinic Booking Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,500
Timeline
2–4 weeks
A booking-first site for a clinic, physio or allied health practice, built to get a patient from search result to booked appointment in under a minute.
- Online booking with calendar sync
- Practitioner bios and services
- Mobile-first for patients on the go
- Local SEO for near-me searches
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Why FindDevs in Cottesloe
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Cottesloe the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, 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 Cottesloe's actual customers.
The median age in Cottesloe 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
Cottesloe questions.
It depends on the project. A professional services site for a financial adviser or architect runs $3,500 - $8,000. A property and real estate portal with listings and agent profiles runs $4,500 - $11,000. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice runs $3,000 - $8,500. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before you commit rather than negotiating blind.
Most projects land in the 2-6 week range depending on scope. A booking site for a clinic can be ready in 2-4 weeks. A professional services site with case studies and an enquiry form usually takes 3-4 weeks. A property portal with live listings, search and agent profiles takes 4-6 weeks because there is more to build and test. Your quote will include a specific timeframe for the project you describe.
The developers are vetted, working Australian developers matched to your brief and your industry, not necessarily based in Cottesloe itself. What matters more than a local postcode is whether they have built the kind of site you need, whether that is a booking system for a clinic, a listings portal for a real estate business, or a credentials-first site for a financial adviser. You get three quotes from developers suited to the job, and you choose.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Cottesloe 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 Cottesloe, by registered businesses in Cottesloe . Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Rental, hiring & real estate
314
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
298
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
195
local businesses
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Construction
177
local businesses
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