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Samson 6163

A free data profile of Samson, Perth — home to about 1,876 people across 825 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Samson

Samson is a small Perth suburb, home to about 1,876 people across 825 properties. Residents have a median age of 40, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,566/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Samson records about 40 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Coolbellup Community School, Samson Primary School, Fremantle College (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 31% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Samson 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 — Samson

Demographic, employment and income insights of 1,881 residents living in Samson, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
1,881
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,833/wk

Age profile

Median age 45
Under 15 16%15 to 64 59%Over 65 25%

Household type

Majority are families (72%)
Family 72%Single 25%Group 3%

Occupancy

88% own their home, 10% rent
Owned outright 48%With a mortgage 40%Renter 10%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population-1% since 2011
2011
1,905
→
2016
1,921
→
2021
1,881
Median household income (wk)+30% since 2011
2011
$1,415
→
2016
$1,604
→
2021
$1,833
Median rent (wk)+23% since 2011
2011
$310
→
2016
$400
→
2021
$380
Median age0% since 2011
2011
45
→
2016
45
→
2021
45

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
1,876
2021 Census
Properties
825
addressed dwellings
Median age
40
years
Household income
$1,566
median, weekly
Median rent
$316
weekly
Household size
2.2
people avg
SEIFA
6/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,950
monthly repayment
Median rent
$380
weekly
Owned outright
48%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
40%
of dwellings
Rented
10%
of dwellings
Separate house
86%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
13%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
1%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
27%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
82%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
8%
of workers
Public transport / active
11%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in Samson · nearest nearby:

  • Seton Catholic Collegein suburb
  • Samson Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School256 m
  • East Hamilton Hill Primary School401 m
  • Pineview Community Kindergarten761 m
  • Hilton Primary School797 m
  • Coolbellup Community School948 m
  • Coolbellup Learning Centre948 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Coolbellup Community School, Samson Primary School

Secondary: Fremantle College

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
40/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
75
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
31%
of suburb area
Green cover
34%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
14
in suburb
Nearest airport
8.5 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020

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