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WA · Armadale Council
Kelmscott, 6111
Est. population · Jun 2025
11,320
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.0%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,355/wk
Employment rate
53.8%
Languages at home
12.1%non-English
Most common: Tamil, Punjabi, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Cycling
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Armadale Council, Kelmscott is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The suburb has a clear multicultural mix alongside longer-term local households.
Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses and trains linking the suburb to surrounding areas. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability rates good overall, led by schools and education, while community and employment land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Kelmscott snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
11,320
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
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
#52
among Metro Perth · Established
Safety
6th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
52nd
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
39th
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
- 55.1/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 22% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1550th in Australia
- State rank
- 148th in WA
- Peer rank
- #52 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #114 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
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)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,821
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
11,320(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +4.0% over 5 years · 52th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +4.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +141
- Change in 5 years
- +436
- Growth rank in WA
- 52th 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 (~11,600), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 10,575
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,355
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 370 of 4,458
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 53.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,334 / 639 / 84 (+ 30 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 13,351
- Against the person
- 3,987
- Against property
- 7,164
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,179.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -16.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1696
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order888
- Drug Offences1312
- Property Damage1396
- Stealing3737
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 984
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 39th
School list
- Kelmscott Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 975 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 367 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Clifton Hills Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1006 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 454 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 180 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Kelmscott Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 984 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 1,335 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Westfield Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 911 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 305 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Cuddles Early Learning & Childcare KelmscottPage Roadchildcare
- Discover Early LearningWestfield Roadchildcare
- Kindaimanna Community KindergartenGrasmere Waykindergarten
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
97 public transport stops in this suburb
- Albany Hwy After Church St
- Albany Hwy After Davis Rd
- Albany Hwy After Foster Rd
- Albany Hwy After Lilian Av
- Albany Hwy After Valentine Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
127 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 3 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 libraries · 5 playgrounds · 39 swimming pools · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 20 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 97 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 47 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 63/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.19
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.38
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.89
Food & drink(4)
- DômeCafe
- DômeCafe
10 Albany Highway
- Red RoosterFast food
- Hog's Breath CafeRestaurant
Shopping(3)
- ColesSupermarket
2784 Albany Highway
- IGASupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(1)
- Kelmscott LibraryLibrary
Sport & outdoors(47)
- Genesis FitnessGym
- Fancote Park PlaygroundPlayground
- Frye Park PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (3)
- Kelmscott OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (39)
Transport(45)
44 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(10)
- Kelmscott Senior High School FarmAnimal Breeding
- Foothills CyclesBicycle
2860B Albany Highway
- Bicycle Parking (18)
- TransperthBicycle Parking
- Baskin-RobbinsIce Cream
- Getaway OutdoorsOutdoor
2936 Albany Highway, Kelmscott
- Better Pets and GardensPet
Unit 2 2938 Albany Highway
- Pharmacy
- Australia PostPost office
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
15 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Abingdon Place ReservePark
- Apex ParkPark
- Arbour Place ReservePark
- Bernice Hargrave ReservePark
- Bryan Gell ReservePark
- Creyk ParkPark
- Fancote ParkPark
- Frye ParkPark
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School OvalPark
- John Dunn Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 69
- Parks (OSM)
- 20
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital (2.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Hillview Colon Care Health CentreBoondi PlaceClinic
- Kelvale Medical GroupRailway AvenueDoctor
- St John Urgent CareClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 371
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 32.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bullwinkel
- Member of Parliament
- Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,364
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 13.6 km away).
Coalition 45.2%Labor 54.8%
4.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -6.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Kelmscott EastLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Kelmscott NorthLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- Armadale EastLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
- RoleystoneLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- Roleystone NorthLabor 46.7% · Coalition 53.3% TPP (2025)6.3 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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