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Wembley 6014

A free data profile of Wembley, Perth — home to about 11,905 people across 6,610 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Wembley

Wembley is a large Perth suburb, home to about 11,905 people across 6,610 properties. Residents have a median age of 37, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,446/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Wembley records about 40 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 4 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Floreat Park Primary School, Jolimont Primary School, Lake Monger Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 2% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Wembley 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 hospital, 6 pathology (blood-test) centres, 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 — Wembley

Demographic, employment and income insights of 12,061 residents living in Wembley, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
12,061
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,005/wk

Age profile

Median age 37
Under 15 20%15 to 64 65%Over 65 15%

Household type

Majority are families (65%)
Family 65%Single 32%Group 3%

Occupancy

59% own their home, 37% rent
Owned outright 28%With a mortgage 31%Renter 37%Not stated & other 4%

How it has changed

Population+14% since 2011
2011
10,553
→
2016
11,301
→
2021
12,061
Median household income (wk)+26% since 2011
2011
$1,585
→
2016
$1,770
→
2021
$2,005
Median rent (wk)-3% since 2011
2011
$300
→
2016
$320
→
2021
$290
Median age+9% since 2011
2011
34
→
2016
35
→
2021
37

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
11,905
2021 Census
Properties
6,610
addressed dwellings
Median age
37
years
Household income
$2,446
median, weekly
Median rent
$401
weekly
Household size
2.3
people avg
SEIFA
8/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,458
monthly repayment
Median rent
$290
weekly
Owned outright
28%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
31%
of dwellings
Rented
37%
of dwellings
Separate house
49%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
18%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
33%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
46%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
69%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
11%
of workers
Public transport / active
20%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

4 schools in Wembley · nearest nearby:

  • Wembley Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Telethon Speech & Hearingin suburb
  • Bold Park Community Schoolin suburb
  • Lake Monger Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Seda College Wa102 m
  • School Of Isolated And Distance Education370 m
  • Aranmore Catholic Primary School526 m
  • West Leederville Primary School545 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Floreat Park Primary School, Jolimont Primary School, Lake Monger Primary School, Subiaco Primary School, Wembley Primary School, West Leederville Primary School

Secondary: Bob Hawke College, Churchlands Senior High School, Shenton College

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
40/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
474
in the year

Health & medical

Hospitals
1
Clinics
3
Pharmacies
2
Blood-test
6

Environment

Bushfire prone
2%
of suburb area
Green cover
22%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
53
in suburb
Nearest airport
13.9 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
2/3
Telstra, TPG

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