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South Fremantle 6162

A free data profile of South Fremantle, Perth — home to about 3,396 people across 2,312 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about South Fremantle

South Fremantle is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 3,396 people across 2,312 properties. Residents have a median age of 48, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,872/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, South Fremantle records about 228 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 0 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Beaconsfield Primary School, Fremantle Primary School, Rottnest Island Campus (Beaconsfield Primary School) (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 21% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, South Fremantle 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. For health services, the suburb has 1 pathology (blood-test) centre, 2 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 — South Fremantle

Demographic, employment and income insights of 3,398 residents living in South Fremantle, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
3,398
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,914/wk

Age profile

Median age 48
Under 15 12%15 to 64 64%Over 65 23%

Household type

Majority are families (61%)
Family 61%Single 33%Group 6%

Occupancy

70% own their home, 28% rent
Owned outright 45%With a mortgage 25%Renter 28%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+13% since 2011
2011
2,999
→
2016
3,081
→
2021
3,398
Median household income (wk)+36% since 2011
2011
$1,407
→
2016
$1,604
→
2021
$1,914
Median rent (wk)+22% since 2011
2011
$370
→
2016
$450
→
2021
$450
Median age+9% since 2011
2011
44
→
2016
45
→
2021
48

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
3,396
2021 Census
Properties
2,312
addressed dwellings
Median age
48
years
Household income
$1,872
median, weekly
Median rent
$389
weekly
Household size
2.1
people avg
SEIFA
8.4/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,249
monthly repayment
Median rent
$450
weekly
Owned outright
45%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
25%
of dwellings
Rented
28%
of dwellings
Separate house
64%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
23%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
13%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
42%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
61%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
15%
of workers
Public transport / active
24%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

No schools in South Fremantle itself · nearest nearby:

  • Beaconsfield Primary School158 m
  • Fremantle Primary School529 m
  • Lance Holt School845 m
  • White Gum Valley Primary School908 m
  • Fremantle College978 m
  • Winterfold Primary School980 m
  • Christ The King School1.2 km
  • Kerry Street Community School1.2 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Beaconsfield Primary School, Fremantle Primary School, Rottnest Island Campus (Beaconsfield Primary School), Winterfold 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
228/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
774
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
4
Clinics
1
Pharmacies
2
Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
21%
of suburb area
Green cover
29%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
17
in suburb
Nearest airport
12.3 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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