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Lesmurdie 6076

A free data profile of Lesmurdie, Perth — home to about 8,250 people across 3,414 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Lesmurdie

Lesmurdie is a large Perth suburb, home to about 8,250 people across 3,414 properties. Residents have a median age of 45, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,086/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Lesmurdie records about 32 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably 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, Kalamunda Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 100% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Lesmurdie 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 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 — Lesmurdie

Demographic, employment and income insights of 8,413 residents living in Lesmurdie, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
8,413
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,083/wk

Age profile

Median age 44
Under 15 19%15 to 64 59%Over 65 22%

Household type

Majority are families (80%)
Family 80%Single 19%Group 1%

Occupancy

87% own their home, 10% rent
Owned outright 42%With a mortgage 45%Renter 10%Not stated & other 3%

How it has changed

Population+5% since 2011
2011
8,045
→
2016
8,437
→
2021
8,413
Median household income (wk)+24% since 2011
2011
$1,684
→
2016
$1,788
→
2021
$2,083
Median rent (wk)+9% since 2011
2011
$320
→
2016
$350
→
2021
$350
Median age+7% since 2011
2011
41
→
2016
42
→
2021
44

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
8,250
2021 Census
Properties
3,414
addressed dwellings
Median age
45
years
Household income
$2,086
median, weekly
Median rent
$367
weekly
Household size
2.8
people avg
SEIFA
7.6/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,100
monthly repayment
Median rent
$350
weekly
Owned outright
42%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
45%
of dwellings
Rented
10%
of dwellings
Separate house
96%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
4%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
26%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
82%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
10%
of workers
Public transport / active
8%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

5 schools in Lesmurdie · nearest nearby:

  • St Brigid'S Collegein suburb
  • Mazenod Collegein suburb
  • Lesmurdie Senior High Schoolin suburb
  • Lesmurdie Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Falls Road Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Kalamunda Christian School111 m
  • Walliston Primary School234 m
  • Kalamunda Senior High School1.2 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Falls Road Primary School, Forrestfield Primary School, Kalamunda Primary School, Lesmurdie Primary School, Orange Grove Primary School, Walliston Primary School, Wattle Grove 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
33/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
268
in the year

Health & medical

Pharmacies
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
100%
of suburb area
Green cover
39%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
67
in suburb
Nearest airport
10.7 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
1/3
Optus

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