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Perth suburbs / Swan View

Swan View 6056

A free data profile of Swan View, Perth — home to about 7,884 people across 3,949 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Swan View

Swan View is a large Perth suburb, home to about 7,884 people across 3,949 properties. Residents have a median age of 44, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,423/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Swan View records about 85 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Greenmount Primary School, Swan View Primary School, Eastern Hills Senior High School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 60% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Swan View 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 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.

Explore the neighbourhood — Swan View

Demographic, employment and income insights of 7,889 residents living in Swan View, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
7,889
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,403/wk

Age profile

Median age 44
Under 15 16%15 to 64 62%Over 65 22%

Household type

Majority are families (68%)
Family 68%Single 29%Group 3%

Occupancy

77% own their home, 21% rent
Owned outright 35%With a mortgage 42%Renter 21%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population-2% since 2011
2011
8,027
→
2016
7,907
→
2021
7,889
Median household income (wk)+14% since 2011
2011
$1,231
→
2016
$1,321
→
2021
$1,403
Median rent (wk)+7% since 2011
2011
$300
→
2016
$335
→
2021
$320
Median age+13% since 2011
2011
39
→
2016
42
→
2021
44

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
7,884
2021 Census
Properties
3,949
addressed dwellings
Median age
44
years
Household income
$1,423
median, weekly
Median rent
$329
weekly
Household size
2.3
people avg
SEIFA
3.2/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,647
monthly repayment
Median rent
$320
weekly
Owned outright
35%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
42%
of dwellings
Rented
21%
of dwellings
Separate house
90%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
10%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
30%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
82%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
6%
of workers
Public transport / active
11%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in Swan View · nearest nearby:

  • Swan View Senior High Schoolin suburb
  • Swan View Primary Schoolin suburb
  • St Anthony'S School217 m
  • Greenmount Primary School258 m
  • Middle Swan Primary School556 m
  • Moorditj Noongar Community College947 m
  • Clayton View Primary School947 m
  • Midvale Primary School1.6 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Greenmount Primary School, Swan View Primary School

Secondary: Eastern Hills Senior High School, Swan View Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
85/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
669
in the year

Health & medical

Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
2

Environment

Bushfire prone
60%
of suburb area
Green cover
36%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
78
in suburb
Nearest airport
10.2 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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