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Perth suburbs / North Perth

North Perth 6006

A free data profile of North Perth, Perth — home to about 9,691 people across 5,618 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about North Perth

North Perth is a large Perth suburb, home to about 9,691 people across 5,618 properties. Residents have a median age of 38, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,394/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, North Perth records about 68 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), around the Perth median of 69 — in line with the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Coolbinia Primary School, Highgate Primary School, Kyilla Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On the NBN, North Perth was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 1% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.

For health services, the suburb has 3 pathology (blood-test) centres, 3 pharmacies 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 — North Perth

Demographic, employment and income insights of 9,623 residents living in North Perth, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
9,623
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,323/wk

Age profile

Median age 38
Under 15 16%15 to 64 70%Over 65 14%

Household type

Majority are families (62%)
Family 62%Single 30%Group 8%

Occupancy

65% own their home, 33% rent
Owned outright 29%With a mortgage 36%Renter 33%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+13% since 2011
2011
8,544
→
2016
8,744
→
2021
9,623
Median household income (wk)+34% since 2011
2011
$1,733
→
2016
$2,074
→
2021
$2,323
Median rent (wk)+10% since 2011
2011
$365
→
2016
$415
→
2021
$400
Median age+6% since 2011
2011
36
→
2016
37
→
2021
38

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
9,691
2021 Census
Properties
5,618
addressed dwellings
Median age
38
years
Household income
$2,394
median, weekly
Median rent
$420
weekly
Household size
2.4
people avg
SEIFA
9.2/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,473
monthly repayment
Median rent
$400
weekly
Owned outright
29%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
36%
of dwellings
Rented
33%
of dwellings
Separate house
65%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
19%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
16%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
45%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
63%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
12%
of workers
Public transport / active
24%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in North Perth · nearest nearby:

  • Kyilla Primary Schoolin suburb
  • North Perth Primary Schoolin suburb
  • St Paul'S Primary School181 m
  • Aranmore Catholic College288 m
  • St Denis School426 m
  • School Of Isolated And Distance Education430 m
  • Sacred Heart Primary School549 m
  • Highgate Primary School588 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Coolbinia Primary School, Highgate Primary School, Kyilla Primary School, Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Lawley Primary School, North Perth Primary School, Tuart Hill Primary School, West Leederville Primary School

Secondary: Bob Hawke College, Dianella Secondary 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
68/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
660
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
3
Clinics
1
Pharmacies
3
Blood-test
3

Environment

Green cover
29%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
45
in suburb
Nearest airport
10.9 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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