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North Lake 6163

A free data profile of North Lake, Perth — home to about 1,304 people across 555 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about North Lake

North Lake is a small Perth suburb, home to about 1,304 people across 555 properties. Residents have a median age of 41, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,378/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, North Lake records about 31 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 0 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Bibra Lake Primary School, Coolbellup Community School, Kardinya Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 62% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, North Lake 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 — North Lake

Demographic, employment and income insights of 1,299 residents living in North Lake, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
1,299
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,434/wk

Age profile

Median age 41
Under 15 17%15 to 64 69%Over 65 15%

Household type

Majority are families (85%)
Family 85%Single 14%Group 3%

Occupancy

84% own their home, 15% rent
Owned outright 39%With a mortgage 45%Renter 15%Not stated & other 1%

How it has changed

Population+3% since 2011
2011
1,264
→
2016
1,295
→
2021
1,299
Median household income (wk)+17% since 2011
2011
$2,078
→
2016
$2,069
→
2021
$2,434
Median rent (wk)+15% since 2011
2011
$390
→
2016
$450
→
2021
$450
Median age+5% since 2011
2011
39
→
2016
39
→
2021
41

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
1,304
2021 Census
Properties
555
addressed dwellings
Median age
41
years
Household income
$2,378
median, weekly
Median rent
$423
weekly
Household size
2.8
people avg
SEIFA
8.7/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,167
monthly repayment
Median rent
$450
weekly
Owned outright
39%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
45%
of dwellings
Rented
15%
of dwellings
Separate house
97%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
3%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
31%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
79%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
9%
of workers
Public transport / active
12%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

No schools in North Lake itself · nearest nearby:

  • Blue Gum Montessori School77 m
  • Kennedy Baptist College190 m
  • North Lake Senior Campus490 m
  • Pineview Community Kindergarten571 m
  • Perth Waldorf School712 m
  • Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre809 m
  • Leeming Senior High School809 m
  • Coolbellup Learning Centre830 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Bibra Lake Primary School, Coolbellup Community School, Kardinya Primary School, Leeming Primary School, South Lake Primary School, West Leeming Primary School

Secondary: Fremantle College, Lakeland Senior High School, Leeming Senior High School, Melville Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
31/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
41
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
62%
of suburb area
Green cover
40%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
5
in suburb
Nearest airport
4.9 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
2/3
Optus, TPG

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