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Perth suburbs / Kalamunda

Kalamunda 6076

A free data profile of Kalamunda, Perth — home to about 7,087 people across 4,122 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Kalamunda

Kalamunda is a large Perth suburb, home to about 7,087 people across 4,122 properties. Residents have a median age of 49, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,786/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Kalamunda records about 44 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), below the Perth median of 69 — safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 5 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Falls Road Primary School, Forrestfield Primary School, Gooseberry Hill Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 95% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Kalamunda 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 hospital, 4 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 — Kalamunda

Demographic, employment and income insights of 7,163 residents living in Kalamunda, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
7,163
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,622/wk

Age profile

Median age 49
Under 15 16%15 to 64 55%Over 65 29%

Household type

Majority are families (74%)
Family 74%Single 25%Group 1%

Occupancy

83% own their home, 15% rent
Owned outright 49%With a mortgage 34%Renter 15%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+8% since 2011
2011
6,636
→
2016
6,970
→
2021
7,163
Median household income (wk)+23% since 2011
2011
$1,322
→
2016
$1,509
→
2021
$1,622
Median rent (wk)+20% since 2011
2011
$300
→
2016
$350
→
2021
$360
Median age+7% since 2011
2011
46
→
2016
47
→
2021
49

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
7,087
2021 Census
Properties
4,122
addressed dwellings
Median age
49
years
Household income
$1,786
median, weekly
Median rent
$378
weekly
Household size
2.5
people avg
SEIFA
7.4/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,100
monthly repayment
Median rent
$360
weekly
Owned outright
49%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
34%
of dwellings
Rented
15%
of dwellings
Separate house
89%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
9%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
1%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
29%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
80%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
11%
of workers
Public transport / active
9%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

5 schools in Kalamunda · nearest nearby:

  • Kalamunda Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centrein suburb
  • Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centrein suburb
  • Spring Road Community Kindergarten (Inc)in suburb
  • Kalamunda Senior High Schoolin suburb
  • Falls Road Primary School254 m
  • Mary'S Mount Primary School331 m
  • Gooseberry Hill Primary School705 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Falls Road Primary School, Forrestfield Primary School, Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Kalamunda Primary School, Maida Vale Primary School, Walliston Primary School

Secondary: Darling Range Sports College, Kalamunda Senior High School, Lesmurdie Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
44/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
308
in the year

Health & medical

Hospitals
1
GPs
1
Pharmacies
3
Blood-test
4

Environment

Bushfire prone
95%
of suburb area
Green cover
32%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
59
in suburb
Nearest airport
8.8 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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