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Perth suburbs / Mount Hawthorn

Mount Hawthorn 6016

A free data profile of Mount Hawthorn, Perth — home to about 8,178 people across 4,089 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Mount Hawthorn

Mount Hawthorn is a large Perth suburb, home to about 8,178 people across 4,089 properties. Residents have a median age of 38, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $3,008/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Mount Hawthorn records about 48 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), below the Perth median of 69 — safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Kyilla Primary School, Lake Monger Primary School, Mount Hawthorn Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On the NBN, Mount Hawthorn 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 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 — Mount Hawthorn

Demographic, employment and income insights of 8,183 residents living in Mount Hawthorn, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
8,183
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,890/wk

Age profile

Median age 37
Under 15 23%15 to 64 67%Over 65 10%

Household type

Majority are families (75%)
Family 75%Single 22%Group 3%

Occupancy

72% own their home, 26% rent
Owned outright 30%With a mortgage 42%Renter 26%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+11% since 2011
2011
7,357
→
2016
7,547
→
2021
8,183
Median household income (wk)+48% since 2011
2011
$1,957
→
2016
$2,344
→
2021
$2,890
Median rent (wk)+12% since 2011
2011
$375
→
2016
$425
→
2021
$420
Median age+6% since 2011
2011
35
→
2016
36
→
2021
37

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
8,178
2021 Census
Properties
4,089
addressed dwellings
Median age
38
years
Household income
$3,008
median, weekly
Median rent
$442
weekly
Household size
2.7
people avg
SEIFA
9.7/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,518
monthly repayment
Median rent
$420
weekly
Owned outright
30%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
42%
of dwellings
Rented
26%
of dwellings
Separate house
78%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
17%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
4%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
36%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
68%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
12%
of workers
Public transport / active
20%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in Mount Hawthorn · nearest nearby:

  • Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centrein suburb
  • Mount Hawthorn Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Aranmore Catholic Primary School159 m
  • Aranmore Catholic College195 m
  • Bold Park Community School316 m
  • Telethon Speech & Hearing316 m
  • Lake Monger Primary School466 m
  • St Denis School495 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Kyilla Primary School, Lake Monger Primary School, Mount Hawthorn Primary School, North Perth Primary School, West Leederville Primary School

Secondary: Bob Hawke College, Mount Lawley Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
48/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
389
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
1
Clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
1

Environment

Green cover
21%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
42
in suburb
Nearest airport
12.7 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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