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Ardross 6153

A free data profile of Ardross, Perth — home to about 4,580 people across 2,550 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Ardross

Ardross is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 4,580 people across 2,550 properties. Residents have a median age of 41, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,496/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Ardross records about 24 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Applecross Primary School, Ardross Primary School, Booragoon Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 23% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Ardross was almost entirely served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 100% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 1 pathology (blood-test) centre 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 — Ardross

Demographic, employment and income insights of 4,578 residents living in Ardross, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
4,578
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,361/wk

Age profile

Median age 41
Under 15 19%15 to 64 62%Over 65 20%

Household type

Majority are families (77%)
Family 77%Single 20%Group 2%

Occupancy

77% own their home, 20% rent
Owned outright 42%With a mortgage 35%Renter 20%Not stated & other 3%

How it has changed

Population+13% since 2011
2011
4,049
→
2016
4,232
→
2021
4,578
Median household income (wk)+36% since 2011
2011
$1,741
→
2016
$1,992
→
2021
$2,361
Median rent (wk)+12% since 2011
2011
$420
→
2016
$470
→
2021
$470
Median age+3% since 2011
2011
40
→
2016
41
→
2021
41

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
4,580
2021 Census
Properties
2,550
addressed dwellings
Median age
41
years
Household income
$2,496
median, weekly
Median rent
$484
weekly
Household size
2.7
people avg
SEIFA
9.8/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,600
monthly repayment
Median rent
$470
weekly
Owned outright
42%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
35%
of dwellings
Rented
20%
of dwellings
Separate house
80%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
17%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
3%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
43%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
71%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
13%
of workers
Public transport / active
16%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Ardross · nearest nearby:

  • St Benedict'S Schoolin suburb
  • Ardross Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Applecross Senior High Schoolin suburb
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School102 m
  • Booragoon Primary School225 m
  • Applecross Primary School734 m
  • Brentwood Primary School995 m
  • Aquinas College1.7 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Applecross Primary School, Ardross Primary School, Booragoon Primary School, Brentwood Primary School, Mount Pleasant Primary School

Secondary: Applecross Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
24/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
109
in the year

Health & medical

Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
23%
of suburb area
Green cover
34%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
16
in suburb
Nearest airport
9.0 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
100%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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