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Perth suburbs / Brabham

Brabham 6055

A free data profile of Brabham, Perth — home to about 8,668 people across 5,593 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Brabham

Brabham is a large Perth suburb, home to about 8,668 people across 5,593 properties. Residents have a median age of 28, younger than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,042/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Brabham records about 64 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), around the Perth median of 69 — in line with the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Brabham Primary School, Dayton Primary School, Henley Brook Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 25% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Brabham was partly served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 55% 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, 1 pharmacy 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 — Brabham

Demographic, employment and income insights of 8,665 residents living in Brabham, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
8,665
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,155/wk

Age profile

Median age 29
Under 15 28%15 to 64 70%Over 65 2%

Household type

Majority are families (81%)
Family 81%Single 16%Group 3%

Occupancy

87% own their home, 12% rent
Owned outright 4%With a mortgage 83%Renter 12%Not stated & other 1%

How it has changed

Population+162% since 2016
2016
3,307
→
2021
8,665
Median household income (wk)+10% since 2016
2016
$1,957
→
2021
$2,155
Median rent (wk)-7% since 2016
2016
$400
→
2021
$370
Median age+4% since 2016
2016
28
→
2021
29

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
8,668
2021 Census
Properties
5,593
addressed dwellings
Median age
28
years
Household income
$2,042
median, weekly
Median rent
$350
weekly
Household size
2.8
people avg
SEIFA
5.9/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,928
monthly repayment
Median rent
$370
weekly
Owned outright
4%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
83%
of dwellings
Rented
12%
of dwellings
Separate house
97%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
2%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
61%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
86%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
4%
of workers
Public transport / active
10%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in Brabham · nearest nearby:

  • Maarakool Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Brabham Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Henley Brook Primary School134 m
  • Emmaus Catholic Primary School209 m
  • Dayton Primary School610 m
  • Australian Islamic College Henley Brook858 m
  • Caversham Primary School1.4 km
  • Swan Valley Anglican Community School2.1 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Brabham Primary School, Dayton Primary School, Henley Brook Primary School, Maarakool Primary School

Secondary: Ellenbrook Secondary College, Kiara College

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
65/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
559
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
1
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
25%
of suburb area
Green cover
24%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
22
in suburb
Nearest airport
12.3 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
55%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
1/3
Telstra

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