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Shenton Park 6008

A free data profile of Shenton Park, Perth — home to about 4,560 people across 2,783 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Shenton Park

Shenton Park is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 4,560 people across 2,783 properties. Residents have a median age of 42, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,470/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Shenton Park records about 44 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), below the Perth median of 69 — safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Floreat Park Primary School, Hollywood Primary School, Jolimont Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 36% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Shenton Park 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 4 pathology (blood-test) centres, 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 — Shenton Park

Demographic, employment and income insights of 4,638 residents living in Shenton Park, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
4,638
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,313/wk

Age profile

Median age 41
Under 15 20%15 to 64 59%Over 65 20%

Household type

Majority are families (65%)
Family 65%Single 32%Group 4%

Occupancy

64% own their home, 32% rent
Owned outright 37%With a mortgage 27%Renter 32%Not stated & other 4%

How it has changed

Population+7% since 2011
2011
4,350
→
2016
4,525
→
2021
4,638
Median household income (wk)+24% since 2011
2011
$1,869
→
2016
$2,196
→
2021
$2,313
Median rent (wk)+13% since 2011
2011
$373
→
2016
$420
→
2021
$420
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
4,560
2021 Census
Properties
2,783
addressed dwellings
Median age
42
years
Household income
$2,470
median, weekly
Median rent
$489
weekly
Household size
2.4
people avg
SEIFA
9.5/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,980
monthly repayment
Median rent
$420
weekly
Owned outright
37%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
27%
of dwellings
Rented
32%
of dwellings
Separate house
67%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
14%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
19%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
42%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
55%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
15%
of workers
Public transport / active
30%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Shenton Park · nearest nearby:

  • Shenton College Deaf Education Centrein suburb
  • Rosalie Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Shenton Collegein suburb
  • Jolimont Primary School437 m
  • Seda College Wa549 m
  • Hollywood Primary School558 m
  • Subiaco Primary School621 m
  • Quintilian School648 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Floreat Park Primary School, Hollywood Primary School, Jolimont Primary School, Mount Claremont Primary School, Rosalie Primary School, Subiaco Primary School

Secondary: Bob Hawke College, Shenton College

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
45/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
203
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
4
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
4

Environment

Bushfire prone
36%
of suburb area
Green cover
77%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
3
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
28
in suburb
Nearest airport
16.1 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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