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Sawyers Valley 6074

A free data profile of Sawyers Valley, Perth — home to about 989 people across 506 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Sawyers Valley

Sawyers Valley is a small Perth suburb, home to about 989 people across 506 properties. Residents have a median age of 47, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,738/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Sawyers Valley records about 74 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), around the Perth median of 69 — in line with the typical Perth suburb.

It has 1 school within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Chidlow Primary School, Mount Helena Primary School, Mundaring Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 98% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Sawyers Valley 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 — Sawyers Valley

Demographic, employment and income insights of 1,001 residents living in Sawyers Valley, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
1,001
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,845/wk

Age profile

Median age 46
Under 15 17%15 to 64 61%Over 65 22%

Household type

Majority are families (82%)
Family 82%Single 17%Group 3%

Occupancy

92% own their home, 9% rent
Owned outright 42%With a mortgage 50%Renter 9%

How it has changed

Population+5% since 2011
2011
954
→
2016
991
→
2021
1,001
Median household income (wk)+26% since 2011
2011
$1,460
→
2016
$1,767
→
2021
$1,845
Median rent (wk)+120% since 2011
2011
$200
→
2016
$420
→
2021
$440
Median age+7% since 2011
2011
43
→
2016
44
→
2021
46

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
989
2021 Census
Properties
506
addressed dwellings
Median age
47
years
Household income
$1,738
median, weekly
Median rent
$323
weekly
Household size
2.9
people avg
SEIFA
6/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,000
monthly repayment
Median rent
$440
weekly
Owned outright
42%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
50%
of dwellings
Rented
9%
of dwellings
Separate house
99%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
0%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
1%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
25%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
78%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
12%
of workers
Public transport / active
10%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

1 school in Sawyers Valley · nearest nearby:

  • Sawyers Valley Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Mundaring Christian College140 m
  • Chidlow Primary School759 m
  • Mundaring Primary School835 m
  • Eastern Hills Community Kindergarten And Playgroup994 m
  • Mount Helena Primary School1.1 km
  • Eastern Hills Senior High School1.3 km
  • Sacred Heart School1.4 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Chidlow Primary School, Mount Helena Primary School, Mundaring Primary School

Secondary: Eastern Hills Senior High School, Lesmurdie Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
74/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
73
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
98%
of suburb area
Green cover
41%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
20
in suburb
Nearest airport
25.5 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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