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Atwell 6164

A free data profile of Atwell, Perth — home to about 9,283 people across 3,454 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Atwell

Atwell is a large Perth suburb, home to about 9,283 people across 3,454 properties. Residents have a median age of 34, younger than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,333/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Atwell records about 38 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 Atwell Primary School, Harmony Primary School, Atwell College (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 20% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Atwell was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 3% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 3 pathology (blood-test) centres, 3 pharmacies 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 — Atwell

Demographic, employment and income insights of 9,287 residents living in Atwell, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
9,287
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,404/wk

Age profile

Median age 35
Under 15 22%15 to 64 70%Over 65 8%

Household type

Majority are families (84%)
Family 84%Single 14%Group 2%

Occupancy

76% own their home, 23% rent
Owned outright 22%With a mortgage 54%Renter 23%Not stated & other 1%

How it has changed

Population+7% since 2011
2011
8,646
→
2016
9,063
→
2021
9,287
Median household income (wk)+20% since 2011
2011
$2,005
→
2016
$2,201
→
2021
$2,404
Median rent (wk)0% since 2011
2011
$400
→
2016
$430
→
2021
$400
Median age+9% since 2011
2011
32
→
2016
33
→
2021
35

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
9,283
2021 Census
Properties
3,454
addressed dwellings
Median age
34
years
Household income
$2,333
median, weekly
Median rent
$394
weekly
Household size
2.9
people avg
SEIFA
7.1/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,950
monthly repayment
Median rent
$400
weekly
Owned outright
22%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
54%
of dwellings
Rented
23%
of dwellings
Separate house
94%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
1%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
4%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
33%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
79%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
8%
of workers
Public transport / active
13%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Atwell · nearest nearby:

  • Atwell Collegein suburb
  • Harmony Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Atwell Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Success Primary School829 m
  • Jandakot Primary School1.3 km
  • Treeby Primary School1.6 km
  • Hammond Park Primary School1.7 km
  • Aubin Grove Primary School1.7 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Atwell Primary School, Harmony Primary School

Secondary: Atwell College, Hammond Park Secondary College

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
38/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
348
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
2
Pharmacies
3
Blood-test
3

Environment

Bushfire prone
20%
of suburb area
Green cover
24%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
2
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
36
in suburb
Nearest airport
5.1 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
3%
of area, July 2020

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