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WA · Serpentine-Jarrahdale Council

Byford, 6122

Est. population · Jun 2025

25,177

Growth (1 yr)

+5.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+31.8%

Median age

31

Median income

$2,059/wk

Employment rate

69.6%

University qualified

13.4%

Work from home

5%

Languages at home

15.6%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Afrikaans, Malayalam

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.3/100
Average

363rd in WA

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Walkable
  • Outer suburban
What Byford is known for: Excellent transport, Walkable, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Byford is an outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Serpentine-Jarrahdale Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 12% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 86% above the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Crime in the wider Armadale Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places.

Byford's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (87)

Strengths

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Crime in the wider Armadale Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Byford compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$675/wk

Population (ERP)

25,177

+5.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#59

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

96th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

34th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
40.3/100 — Average
National rank
4345th in Australia
State rank
363rd in WA
Peer rank
#59 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#211 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$675
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,275

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

25,177(June 2025)

+5.6% annual · +31.8% over 5 years · 96th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.6%
5-year growth
+31.8%
Change in 1 year
+1,331
Change in 5 years
+6,067
Growth rank in WA
96th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~37,950), extrapolated at +8.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
18,878
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$2,059
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
400 of 6,383
Median monthly mortgage
$1,898
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$380
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
14.2% / 70.1% / 15.6%
Employment rate
69.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5% / 2.4% / 73.8%
Walked or cycled to work
1.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5,907 / 68 / 5

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

13.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 26.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.4% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational26.8% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below49.4% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies24.1%
  • Management and commerce18.7%
  • Society and culture13.1%
  • Health11.2%
  • Education8.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,940

81st percentile in WA · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,709

86th percentile in WA · +13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

9th percentile in WA · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$62,149

48th percentile in WA · -2% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

51st percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6122 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
15,921
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,101
Median net rent
-$1,794
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,340
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+18%
Rental investment vs state median
-42%
Super vs state median
-2%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

15.6% speak a language other than English at home; 28.7% born overseas

Language at home
15,278 English only · 2,818 other
Non-English at home
15.6%
Born overseas
5,221 (28.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
603 (3.2%)
Australian citizens
16,122
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
35

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi268 · 28.1%
  • Afrikaans93 · 9.7%
  • Malayalam68 · 7.1%
  • Tagalog66 · 6.9%
  • Tamil43 · 4.5%
  • Mandarin41 · 4.3%
  • Hindi38 · 4%
  • Urdu33 · 3.5%

Religion

50.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50.7%, while Christianity accounts for 35.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50.7%42.5%
Christianity35.4%41.1%
Hinduism2.3%2%
Other / not stated11.6%14.5%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.9%18.7%
Anglican8.6%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)4.8%3.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.3%1.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Armadale Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
13,351
Against the person
3,987
Against property
7,164
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
61.8
State crime-rate percentile
67.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
971
Median ICSEA percentile
34th
School list
  • Byford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 971 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,419 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Salvado Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 867 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Byford John Calvin SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 208 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Beenyup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 961 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 969 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 426 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Marri Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 545 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Woodland Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 993 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 781 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Byford Community KindergartenPark Roadkindergarten
  • Great Beginnings ByfordLarsen Roadchildcare
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

96 public transport stops in this suburb

  • South Western Hwy After Clara St
  • South Western Hwy After Larsen Rd
  • South Western Hwy Before Evans Wy
  • South Western Hwy Before Stanley Rd
  • South Western Hwy Before Thomas Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

223 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 3 cafes · 2 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 1 libraries · 2 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 49 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 96 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
98/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.16
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.74
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.6
Food & drink(14)
  • DômeCafe

    829 South Western Highway, Byford

  • Four Seasons PatisserieCafe
  • The Coffee ClubCafe
  • Chicken TreatFast food

    801 South Western Highway, Byford

  • Fast food (4)
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • KFCFast food
  • Byford TavernPub
  • Kiln Ale HousePub
  • Restaurant
  • Strand Lakeside CafeRestaurant
Shopping(12)
  • Bottle shop
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Byford Market PlaceShopping centre
  • Byford VillageShopping centre

    20 Abernethy Road

  • ALDISupermarket
  • ColesSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(6)
  • ANZATM
  • BendigoBank
  • Ampol FoodaryPetrol station
  • Petrol station
  • UnitedPetrol station

    801 South Western Highway, Byford

  • Australia PostPost office
Community(9)
  • Childcare
  • Great Beginnings ByfordChildcare

    38 Larsen Road, Byford

  • Byford Community KindergartenKindergarten

    49 Park Road

  • Library
  • Byford John Calvin SchoolSchool

    30 Soldiers Road, Byford

  • Byford Primary SchoolSchool
  • Marri Grove Primary SchoolSchool

    23 Larsen Road, Byford

  • Salvado Catholic CollegeSchool
  • School
Health & services(6)
  • Byford Family PracticeMedical clinic
  • Revive Podiatry ByfordMedical clinic

    Unit Byford Market Place 30 Abernethy Road

  • Pharmacy (2)
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
  • Byford VetVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(47)
  • BBQ
  • Armadale Railway PSPCycling route
  • Armadan CourtCycling route
  • John Crescent ParkPark
  • Park (32)
  • San Simeon ParkPark
  • Percy Park Adventure PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Recreation CentreSports centre
  • Sports centre
  • Sports field
  • Byford Sculptures TrailWalking trail
Transport(50)

49 bus stops · 1 train stations

Other(11)
  • Boxing KangaroosArtwork
  • Bench (14)
  • Bicycle Parking (21)
  • Car wash
  • Anomalie ClothingClothes

    810 South Western Highway, Byford

  • Garden (2)
  • Parking (34)
  • Free Reformed Church Of ByfordPlace of worship

    1 Mead Street, Byford

  • Place of worship
  • Shelter (4)
  • Track (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Albizia ReservePark
  • Bill Hicks ReservePark
  • Hidden Tree ParkPark
  • John Crescent ParkPark
  • San Simeon ParkPark
  • Sunrays ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
57
Parks (OSM)
49
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Free Reformed Church Of Byford

    1 Mead Street, Byford

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital (10.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
68

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Byford Family PracticeGP
  • Revive Podiatry ByfordAbernethy RoadGP
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Baptistcare GracefordBYFORDResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
623
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Burt
Member of Parliament
Matt KEOGH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,997
Turnout (2025)
86.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 34.3%Labor 65.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.8 km away).

Coalition 43.5%Labor 56.5%

9.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Byford (Burt)Labor 56.2% · Coalition 43.8% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Byford North (Burt)Labor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Byford WestLabor 57.0% · Coalition 43.0% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • BrookdaleLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
  • Armadale SouthLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)7.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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