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Perth suburbs / Kenwick

Kenwick 6107

A free data profile of Kenwick, Perth — home to about 5,671 people across 2,944 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Kenwick

Kenwick is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 5,671 people across 2,944 properties. Residents have a median age of 37, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,430/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Kenwick records about 140 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 4 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Beckenham Primary School, Bramfield Park Primary School, East Kenwick Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 67% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Kenwick was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 8% 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 — Kenwick

Demographic, employment and income insights of 5,684 residents living in Kenwick, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
5,684
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,433/wk

Age profile

Median age 35
Under 15 21%15 to 64 66%Over 65 13%

Household type

Majority are families (70%)
Family 70%Single 26%Group 4%

Occupancy

68% own their home, 28% rent
Owned outright 24%With a mortgage 44%Renter 28%Not stated & other 4%

How it has changed

Population+4% since 2011
2011
5,461
→
2016
5,688
→
2021
5,684
Median household income (wk)+22% since 2011
2011
$1,177
→
2016
$1,351
→
2021
$1,433
Median rent (wk)0% since 2011
2011
$300
→
2016
$340
→
2021
$300
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
5,671
2021 Census
Properties
2,944
addressed dwellings
Median age
37
years
Household income
$1,430
median, weekly
Median rent
$309
weekly
Household size
2.6
people avg
SEIFA
2.5/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,517
monthly repayment
Median rent
$300
weekly
Owned outright
24%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
44%
of dwellings
Rented
28%
of dwellings
Separate house
99%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
1%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
32%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
80%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
5%
of workers
Public transport / active
14%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

4 schools in Kenwick · nearest nearby:

  • Rehoboth Christian Collegein suburb
  • Kenwick Schoolin suburb
  • East Kenwick Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Communicare Academyin suburb
  • St Francis' School538 m
  • Thornlie Primary School687 m
  • Yale Primary School917 m
  • Wattle Grove Primary School949 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Beckenham Primary School, Bramfield Park Primary School, East Kenwick Primary School, Maddington Primary School, Thornlie Primary School, Wattle Grove Primary School

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

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
140/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
792
in the year

Health & medical

Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
67%
of suburb area
Green cover
56%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
3
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
28
in suburb
Nearest airport
9.8 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
8%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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