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St James 6102

A free data profile of St James, Perth — home to about 4,622 people across 3,008 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about St James

St James is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 4,622 people across 3,008 properties. Residents have a median age of 32, younger than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,849/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, St James records about 202 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 1 school within its bounds, and its public catchment includes East Victoria Park Primary School, Millen Primary School, Como Secondary College (the exact catchment depends on the address). On the NBN, St James was mostly served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 65% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.

For health services, the suburb has 2 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.

Who lives here

Population
4,622
2021 Census
Properties
3,008
addressed dwellings
Median age
32
years
Household income
$1,849
median, weekly
Median rent
$333
weekly
Household size
2.4
people avg
SEIFA
6.1/10
advantage decile

Schools & education

1 school in St James · nearest nearby:

  • Santa Clara Schoolin suburb
  • Carson Street School239 m
  • Millen Primary School252 m
  • Bentley Primary School402 m
  • Al-Hidayah Islamic School402 m
  • Canning College588 m
  • Wilson Primary School1.2 km
  • Clontarf Aboriginal College1.3 km
Public school catchment

Primary: East Victoria Park Primary School, Millen 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

Crime rate
202/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
933
in the year

Health & medical

Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
2

Environment

Green cover
29%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
24
in suburb
Nearest airport
8.3 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
65%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
2/3
Optus, TPG

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