Perth suburbs / South Perth
South Perth 6151
A free data profile of South Perth, Perth — home to about 12,600 people across 10,574 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.
What the data says about South Perth
South Perth is a large Perth suburb, home to about 12,600 people across 10,574 properties. Residents have a median age of 41, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,048/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, South Perth records about 99 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.
It has 4 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Collier Primary School, Como Primary School, Kensington Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On the NBN, South Perth was almost entirely served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 98% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.
For health services, the suburb has 1 hospital, 5 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 — South Perth
Demographic, employment and income insights of 12,596 residents living in South Perth, based on the ABS 2021 Census.
Age profile
Median age 42Household type
Majority are families (58%)Occupancy
55% own their home, 42% rentHow it has changed
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
Housing & tenure
How people commute
Schools & education
4 schools in South Perth · nearest nearby:
- St Columba'S Catholic Primary Schoolin suburb
- Wesley Collegein suburb
- Hensman Street Elementaryin suburb
- South Perth Primary Schoolin suburb
- Collier Primary School336 m
- Kensington Primary School402 m
- Victoria Park Christian School676 m
- Regent College687 m
Primary: Collier Primary School, Como Primary School, Kensington Primary School, South Perth Primary School, Victoria Park Primary School
Secondary: Como Secondary College, Kent Street Senior High School
The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.
Safety & crime
Health & medical
Environment
Getting around
Internet (NBN, 2020)
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