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Gidgegannup 6083

A free data profile of Gidgegannup, Perth — home to about 2,827 people across 1,571 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Gidgegannup

Gidgegannup is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 2,827 people across 1,571 properties. Residents have a median age of 47, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,421/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Gidgegannup records about 37 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 Chidlow Primary School, Gidgegannup Primary School, Herne Hill Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 93% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Gidgegannup 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 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 — Gidgegannup

Demographic, employment and income insights of 2,818 residents living in Gidgegannup, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
2,818
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,449/wk

Age profile

Median age 47
Under 15 15%15 to 64 68%Over 65 17%

Household type

Majority are families (87%)
Family 87%Single 12%Group 1%

Occupancy

89% own their home, 7% rent
Owned outright 37%With a mortgage 52%Renter 7%Not stated & other 4%

How it has changed

Population+11% since 2011
2011
2,533
→
2016
2,743
→
2021
2,818
Median household income (wk)+31% since 2011
2011
$1,863
→
2016
$2,052
→
2021
$2,449
Median rent (wk)+75% since 2011
2011
$200
→
2016
$283
→
2021
$350
Median age+9% since 2011
2011
43
→
2016
44
→
2021
47

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
2,827
2021 Census
Properties
1,571
addressed dwellings
Median age
47
years
Household income
$2,421
median, weekly
Median rent
$376
weekly
Household size
2.9
people avg
SEIFA
7.6/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,300
monthly repayment
Median rent
$350
weekly
Owned outright
37%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
52%
of dwellings
Rented
7%
of dwellings
Separate house
99%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
0%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
1%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
27%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
76%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
16%
of workers
Public transport / active
9%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

1 school in Gidgegannup

  • Gidgegannup Primary Schoolin suburb
Public school catchment

Primary: Chidlow Primary School, Gidgegannup Primary School, Herne Hill Primary School, Mount Helena Primary School, Mundaring Primary School, Parkerville Primary School, Upper Swan Primary School

Secondary: Aveley Secondary College, Eastern Hills Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
37/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
105
in the year

Health & medical

Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
93%
of suburb area
Green cover
44%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Nearest airport
17.1 km
RAAF Base Pearce

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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