Who lives here
17,605
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age36
- Aged 65+12.7%
- Under 2523.5%
- Median household income$2,107/wk
- Median rent$405/wk
Stirling, Western Australia
The beach suburb where the real money isn't backpacking.
Scarborough is the beach Perth rebuilt on purpose: the esplanade redevelopment turned a fading strip into the surf coast's main event, and the suburb now carries 17,605 people living inside that rebuild rather than just visiting it. The median age is 36, and 23.5% of residents are under 25, a mix that skews younger than most of the northern coastal strip. Behind the cafes and surf shops sits a more ordinary economy: rental, hiring and real estate is one of the largest sectors across the City of Stirling, with 3,025 businesses on the books, and that industry is what actually runs Scarborough's apartment towers, holiday lets and beachfront leases.
You'd expect a beach suburb this close to the pub strip and the surf break to run on backpackers and six-month leases. Household income says otherwise: $2,107 a week, and family income reaches $2,791. Money like that belongs to owner-occupiers and professionals who renovate properly, use a real estate agent instead of a for-sale sign, and see a physio instead of pushing through an injury. A builder doing beachfront renovations, an agent listing apartments across the esplanade, or a cafe competing for the same lunch crowd all need a site that reads like it belongs to that income bracket, not a share-house notice board. The tourists photograph the beach; the locals with the mortgage are the ones actually paying for the work.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Scarborough brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Scarborough market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Scarborough itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Stirling area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,960
businesses in Scarborough (estimated*)
- Stirling total26,035
- Solo / non-employing18,007
- 1–4 staff5,309
- 5–19 staff2,051
- 20+ staff668
90% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Stirling (2025)
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Construction4,497
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Professional, scientific & technical services3,760
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Transport, postal & warehousing3,709
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Rental, hiring & real estate3,025
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Health care & social assistance1,975
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Financial & insurance services1,421
*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 Scarborough businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Renovation Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
Built for builders, renovators and trades doing beachfront and suburban jobs across Scarborough, with a gallery that shows finished work and a form that turns a scroll into a quote request.
- Quote request form
- Before/after project gallery
- Suburb & service area pages
- Click-to-call on mobile
Property & Rental Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For rental managers, real estate agents and holiday letting operators running listings along the esplanade, with booking and enquiry tools built for a market that shops on its phone.
- Live listing feed integration
- Enquiry & inspection booking
- Interactive suburb map
- Mobile-first for scrolling buyers
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,000 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For physios, GPs and allied health practices serving Scarborough's younger, well-paid resident base, with online booking that cuts down phone tag and no-shows.
- Online appointment booking
- Practitioner profile pages
- Automated booking reminders
- Health fund rebate info page
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Why FindDevs in Scarborough
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Scarborough 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 Scarborough's actual customers.
The median age in Scarborough is 36. 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
Scarborough questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or renovation site with a gallery and quote form runs $3,000 – $8,000. A property or rental site with live listings and booking tools runs $4,500 – $12,000. An allied health site with online appointment booking sits around $4,000 – $9,500. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Most trade and renovation sites take 2–4 weeks once content and photos are supplied. Property and rental sites with live listing feeds and booking calendars take 4–6 weeks because there is more to wire up. Allied health booking sites usually land in 3–5 weeks. FindDevs matches you with three vetted developers who quote a fixed price and timeline upfront, so you know the schedule before you sign off on anything.
They are vetted Australian developers matched to your brief, not a local agency with a shopfront on the esplanade. That means you are not paying for someone's office lease, and you get three competing quotes instead of one. What matters for a Scarborough business is a developer who understands beachfront traffic, mobile bookings and a customer base with real money to spend, not a street address.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Scarborough 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 Scarborough, by registered businesses in Stirling. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
4,497
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
3,760
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
3,025
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,975
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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