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Alexander Heights 6064

A free data profile of Alexander Heights, Perth — home to about 7,767 people across 3,042 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Alexander Heights

Alexander Heights is a large Perth suburb, home to about 7,767 people across 3,042 properties. Residents have a median age of 39, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,733/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Alexander Heights records about 34 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 1 school within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Alinjarra Primary School, Illawarra Primary School, Koondoola Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 25% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Alexander Heights was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 0% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 2 pathology (blood-test) centres within its bounds.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — Alexander Heights

Demographic, employment and income insights of 7,772 residents living in Alexander Heights, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
7,772
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,709/wk

Age profile

Median age 39
Under 15 19%15 to 64 67%Over 65 14%

Household type

Majority are families (80%)
Family 80%Single 18%Group 2%

Occupancy

82% own their home, 16% rent
Owned outright 32%With a mortgage 50%Renter 16%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+1% since 2011
2011
7,695
→
2016
7,924
→
2021
7,772
Median household income (wk)+16% since 2011
2011
$1,471
→
2016
$1,590
→
2021
$1,709
Median rent (wk)+3% since 2011
2011
$350
→
2016
$390
→
2021
$360
Median age+11% since 2011
2011
35
→
2016
37
→
2021
39

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
7,767
2021 Census
Properties
3,042
addressed dwellings
Median age
39
years
Household income
$1,733
median, weekly
Median rent
$355
weekly
Household size
2.9
people avg
SEIFA
3.6/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,733
monthly repayment
Median rent
$360
weekly
Owned outright
32%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
50%
of dwellings
Rented
16%
of dwellings
Separate house
91%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
9%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
26%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
85%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
6%
of workers
Public transport / active
9%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

1 school in Alexander Heights · nearest nearby:

  • Alinjarra Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Carnaby Rise Primary School386 m
  • Illawarra Primary School449 m
  • Landsdale Gardens Primary School459 m
  • Koondoola Primary School489 m
  • Burbridge School489 m
  • Roseworth Primary School562 m
  • Roseworth Education Support Centre562 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Alinjarra Primary School, Illawarra Primary School, Koondoola Primary School, Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Rawlinson Primary School

Secondary: Ballajura Community College, Girrawheen Senior High School

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
35/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
268
in the year

Health & medical

Blood-test
2

Environment

Bushfire prone
25%
of suburb area
Green cover
37%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
37
in suburb
Nearest airport
15.7 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020

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