House and land packages in Wellard: an independent guide
The house and land package we had listed in Wellard as at 20 October 2026 was a three-bedroom home on a 225 square metre block with a 7.5 metre frontage, priced from $700,000. Wellard is in the City of Kwinana, south of the city, and it has a train station beside Wellard Square.
Why this guide exists
Almost everything written about building in a Perth growth suburb is written by somebody selling you a block or a build. These guides are not that. We do not own land, we do not build homes, and you do not pay us, so what follows is what we would tell a client sitting across the table.
What to know about building in Wellard
The station is the point of it
The City of Kwinana describes Wellard Square as sitting next to Wellard train station, with shopping, food and health services in walking distance of the platform. That is something many newer estates further out cannot offer yet. If you work in the city and want to leave the car at home, price that in when you compare Wellard against a cheaper block in a suburb with no station.
A narrow block is how the price stays down
Our Wellard listing sat on a 7.5 metre frontage with a single garage. That is a narrow lot, and narrow lots are how a package near a station stays closer to the lower end of our listings. They need a design drawn for the width, with living areas planned around light from the side and rear rather than the street. Our guide to narrow lot home designs explains what tends to fit on blocks from 6 to 12.5 metres wide.
Your home competes with established ones on resale
Wellard had more than 14,000 residents at the 2021 Census, twice the size of Hammond Park. A suburb that size has a steady supply of existing homes for sale, so when you come to sell, a new build here competes with existing homes as well as with other new builds. A sound design on a well-oriented block holds its value. A cheap finish on a poorly oriented one does not.
Wellard, as at 20 October 2026
The price is the advertised starting price for that block and that design, priced together by one of our builder partners. It sat at the lower end of the southern suburbs on our books as at 20 October 2026: our Hammond Park listings started at $900,000 on blocks around 365 square metres.
| Package | Home | Block | Frontage | Advertised from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 128 Trim Street | 3 bed, 1 car | 225 m² | 7.5 m | $700,000 (as at 20 October 2026) |
Who lives in Wellard
| Wellard at the 2021 Census | Figure |
|---|---|
| People | 14,127 |
| Median age | 31 |
| People per household | 3 |
| Median weekly household income | $2,115 (ABS, 2021) |
| Median weekly rent | $350 (ABS, 2021) |
| Homes owned with a mortgage | 63.8% (WA 40.0%) |
| Homes rented | 25.4% (WA 27.3%) |
| Couple families with children | 55.7% of families (WA 44.6%) |
Wellard in 2021 was a family suburb: a median age of 31, three people to a household on average, and more than half of families couples with children. Nearly two in three homes were owned with a mortgage and about a quarter were rented, close to the WA share. That rental share is deeper than in Two Rocks or Hilbert, which matters if you are building to rent the home out. Census figures are five years old, so get a current rental appraisal for the street.
Where these came from
Package prices, blocks and frontages are from the listings on this site as at 20 October 2026. Census figures are from the ABS 2021 QuickStats for Wellard, with the WA figure from the same page for comparison. City of Kwinana, suburbs. City of Kwinana, Wellard Square. Prices move and the Census is five years old. Check current figures before you rely on them, and ask us for the number on the block you are actually looking at.
What we have listed in Wellard
Listings change week to week, so what is below is rendered live rather than written into the page. If nothing suits, tell us what you are after. Some of what we place is never advertised.
Estates in and around Wellard
The estate map shows which estates are selling in and around Wellard, what stage each one is at, and where land is available now. You can browse it without talking to anyone.
The six checks that decide it
They apply in Wellard the same as anywhere: site costs, which way the block faces, titles and timing, what is genuinely included, the estate’s design guidelines, and the total contract price on your actual block.
Check the walk, not the map
Being in a suburb with a station is not the same as being near it. Walk the route from the block to the platform, at the time of day you would catch the train, before you pay for proximity. Then check which way the block faces, because on a narrow lot the orientation decides how much daylight the living areas get.
Questions to ask before you sign in Wellard
- How long is the walk from the block to Wellard station, at the time of day you would actually catch the train?
- Which way does the block face, and where will the living areas get their light on a 7.5 metre frontage?
- Does the design suit a single garage and the setbacks the estate requires on a narrow lot?
- What are the site costs on this block, worked out from its soil and contour reports?
- If you are investing, what does a comparable home in the street rent for now, from a local property manager?
Common questions about building in Wellard
How much is a house and land package in Wellard?
As at 20 October 2026 the package we had listed in Wellard was priced from $700,000, for a three-bedroom home on a 225 square metre block. That is an advertised starting price on one block. The figure worth comparing is the total contract price on the block you are looking at, with site costs and exclusions listed.
Is Wellard a good place to build?
It suits buyers who want a train station and shops already in place and are comfortable with a smaller, narrower block to get them at a lower price. It suits less well if a large block matters more to you than the station.
Who sets the building rules in Wellard?
The City of Kwinana sets the planning framework, and the estate your block sits in may add design guidelines on top. Your builder handles the building permit. On a narrow lot the setback and garage rules matter most, so check them before you choose a design.
Is a 7.5 metre block too narrow for a family home?
Not necessarily. Plenty of three and four-bedroom designs are drawn for narrow lots, usually as a single garage at the front and the living areas behind. What you give up is width, so the design has to work for light and privacy. Ask to see the design built on a similar block before you commit.
Can I buy land in Wellard and choose my own builder?
Sometimes. Some blocks are sold on their own and some only as part of a package with a set builder. Ask which it is before you put down a deposit, because it decides whether you can compare builders on the same block.
What does it cost to use House & Land Co?
Nothing. We are paid by the builder you choose from our panel, and nothing is added to your contract for using us. Our how we get paid page sets the arrangement out in full.
Weighing up Wellard against a bigger block further out?
That is the conversation worth having, and it is one nobody selling you a block can have honestly. It costs nothing and there is nothing to sign.
Comparing Wellard with the rest of the south? Our page on house and land packages in Perth’s southern suburbs sets out what we have listed from North Coogee to Whitby.