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White Gum Valley 6162

A free data profile of White Gum Valley, Perth — home to about 3,358 people across 1,742 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about White Gum Valley

White Gum Valley is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 3,358 people across 1,742 properties. Residents have a median age of 42, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,898/week, around the metro median of $1,868. On safety, White Gum Valley records about 81 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 Beaconsfield Primary School, Rottnest Island Campus (Beaconsfield Primary School), White Gum Valley Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 8% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, White Gum Valley was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 3% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.

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 — White Gum Valley

Demographic, employment and income insights of 3,358 residents living in White Gum Valley, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
3,358
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,891/wk

Age profile

Median age 41
Under 15 17%15 to 64 66%Over 65 16%

Household type

Majority are families (65%)
Family 65%Single 29%Group 6%

Occupancy

69% own their home, 29% rent
Owned outright 30%With a mortgage 39%Renter 29%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+23% since 2011
2011
2,734
→
2016
2,960
→
2021
3,358
Median household income (wk)+59% since 2011
2011
$1,190
→
2016
$1,550
→
2021
$1,891
Median rent (wk)+7% since 2011
2011
$298
→
2016
$320
→
2021
$320
Median age+3% since 2011
2011
40
→
2016
41
→
2021
41

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
3,358
2021 Census
Properties
1,742
addressed dwellings
Median age
42
years
Household income
$1,898
median, weekly
Median rent
$314
weekly
Household size
2.4
people avg
SEIFA
7.7/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,167
monthly repayment
Median rent
$320
weekly
Owned outright
30%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
39%
of dwellings
Rented
29%
of dwellings
Separate house
81%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
9%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
10%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
41%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
71%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
13%
of workers
Public transport / active
17%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in White Gum Valley · nearest nearby:

  • White Gum Valley Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Hazel Orme Community Kindergartenin suburb
  • Fremantle College499 m
  • Beaconsfield Primary School643 m
  • Hilton Primary School673 m
  • Fremantle Primary School729 m
  • Christian Brothers' College978 m
  • Christ The King School997 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Beaconsfield Primary School, Rottnest Island Campus (Beaconsfield Primary School), White Gum Valley 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
81/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
273
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
8%
of suburb area
Green cover
32%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
19
in suburb
Nearest airport
11.2 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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