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Perth suburbs / Kewdale

Kewdale 6105

A free data profile of Kewdale, Perth — home to about 7,389 people across 4,494 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Kewdale

Kewdale is a large Perth suburb, home to about 7,389 people across 4,494 properties. Residents have a median age of 36, younger than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,693/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Kewdale records about 107 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Cloverdale Primary School, Kewdale Primary School, Wattle Grove Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 10% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Kewdale was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 17% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.

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 — Kewdale

Demographic, employment and income insights of 7,397 residents living in Kewdale, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
7,397
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,597/wk

Age profile

Median age 36
Under 15 19%15 to 64 67%Over 65 15%

Household type

Majority are families (65%)
Family 65%Single 29%Group 6%

Occupancy

61% own their home, 37% rent
Owned outright 29%With a mortgage 32%Renter 37%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+19% since 2011
2011
6,190
→
2016
6,891
→
2021
7,397
Median household income (wk)+33% since 2011
2011
$1,199
→
2016
$1,368
→
2021
$1,597
Median rent (wk)+8% since 2011
2011
$323
→
2016
$370
→
2021
$350
Median age0% since 2011
2011
36
→
2016
35
→
2021
36

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
7,389
2021 Census
Properties
4,494
addressed dwellings
Median age
36
years
Household income
$1,693
median, weekly
Median rent
$307
weekly
Household size
2.3
people avg
SEIFA
4.8/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,733
monthly repayment
Median rent
$350
weekly
Owned outright
29%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
32%
of dwellings
Rented
37%
of dwellings
Separate house
72%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
24%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
4%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
43%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
77%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
6%
of workers
Public transport / active
17%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Kewdale · nearest nearby:

  • Carlisle Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Australian Islamic College Kewdalein suburb
  • Kewdale Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Wattle Grove Primary School416 m
  • Cloverdale Education Support Centre482 m
  • Cloverdale Primary School482 m
  • Belmont City College605 m
  • Rivervale Primary School1.0 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Cloverdale Primary School, Kewdale Primary School, Wattle Grove Primary School

Secondary: Belmont City College, Darling Range Sports College, Kent Street 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
107/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
789
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
10%
of suburb area
Green cover
52%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
70
in suburb
Nearest airport
4.6 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
17%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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