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Middle Swan 6056

A free data profile of Middle Swan, Perth — home to about 2,823 people across 1,558 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Middle Swan

Middle Swan is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 2,823 people across 1,558 properties. Residents have a median age of 39, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,274/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Middle Swan records about 125 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 Herne Hill Primary School, Middle Swan Primary School, Midvale Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 39% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Middle Swan 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.

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 — Middle Swan

Demographic, employment and income insights of 2,852 residents living in Middle Swan, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
2,852
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,316/wk

Age profile

Median age 39
Under 15 18%15 to 64 65%Over 65 17%

Household type

Majority are families (66%)
Family 66%Single 31%Group 4%

Occupancy

68% own their home, 29% rent
Owned outright 29%With a mortgage 39%Renter 29%Not stated & other 3%

How it has changed

Population+5% since 2011
2011
2,704
→
2016
2,845
→
2021
2,852
Median household income (wk)+16% since 2011
2011
$1,130
→
2016
$1,239
→
2021
$1,316
Median rent (wk)+3% since 2011
2011
$300
→
2016
$330
→
2021
$310
Median age+11% since 2011
2011
35
→
2016
38
→
2021
39

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
2,823
2021 Census
Properties
1,558
addressed dwellings
Median age
39
years
Household income
$1,274
median, weekly
Median rent
$324
weekly
Household size
2.4
people avg
SEIFA
3.1/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,500
monthly repayment
Median rent
$310
weekly
Owned outright
29%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
39%
of dwellings
Rented
29%
of dwellings
Separate house
89%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
8%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
3%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
33%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
80%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
6%
of workers
Public transport / active
15%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

4 schools in Middle Swan · nearest nearby:

  • La Salle Collegein suburb
  • Swan Christian Collegein suburb
  • Moorditj Noongar Community Collegein suburb
  • St Brigid'S Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Middle Swan Primary School459 m
  • Midvale Primary School817 m
  • Helena River Steiner School849 m
  • Caversham Primary School1.2 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Herne Hill Primary School, Middle Swan Primary School, Midvale Primary School, Woodbridge Primary School

Secondary: Governor Stirling Senior High School, Swan View Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
125/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
354
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
39%
of suburb area
Green cover
49%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
48
in suburb
Nearest airport
10.1 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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