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Langford, 6147

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,489

Growth (1 yr)

+1.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.9%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,318/wk

Employment rate

52.5%

University qualified

20.2%

Work from home

3.8%

Languages at home

51.8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

37.5/100
Below average

445th in WA

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
What Langford is known for: Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Langford is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Gosnells Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Park access is a strong feature of the suburb, with park access 26% above the peer median. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, with green cover 73% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year, and space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places, placing it among the lowest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs.

Langford is a better fit for people who value lower rents and open space more than socio-economic advantage.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (131)

Strengths

  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Park access is a relative strength
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Langford compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

6,489

+1.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.8%

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

#71

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

68th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

34%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

62nd

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
37.5/100 — Below average
National rank
5061st in Australia
State rank
445th in WA
Peer rank
#71 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#233 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
90%

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)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,311

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

6,489(June 2025)

+1.8% annual · +11.9% over 5 years · 68th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.8%
5-year growth
+11.9%
Change in 1 year
+117
Change in 5 years
+691
Growth rank in WA
68th 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 (~7,050), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,505
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,318
Dwelling vacancy
8.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
185 of 2,101
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.6% / 38.1% / 34.3%
Employment rate
52.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.8% / 4.1% / 74.8%
Walked or cycled to work
1.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,595 / 313 / 3

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

20.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 14.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.2% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8.4% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational14.1% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below57.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies20%
  • Society and culture14.1%
  • Health9.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.3%
  • Education5.8%
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)
$52,466

19th percentile in WA · -11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,005

42nd percentile in WA · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

14th percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$40,726

16th percentile in WA · -36% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

93rd percentile in WA · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6147 — 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
10,547
Taxpayers reporting net rent
897
Median net rent
-$460
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,383
Taxable income vs state median
-14%
Salary / wages vs state median
-4%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-36%
Business income vs state median
+63%

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

51.8% speak a language other than English at home; 54.6% born overseas

Language at home
2,455 English only · 2,642 other
Non-English at home
51.8%
Born overseas
2,816 (54.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
144 (2.6%)
Australian citizens
4,020
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin194 · 18.9%
  • Cantonese89 · 8.7%
  • Indonesian84 · 8.2%
  • Punjabi81 · 7.9%
  • Tamil75 · 7.3%
  • Arabic67 · 6.5%
  • Bengali61 · 6%
  • Urdu52 · 5.1%

Religion

34%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 34%, while 28% reported no religion. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion28%42.5%
Christianity34%41.1%
Hinduism3%2%
Islam16.9%2.5%
Buddhism6.8%2.2%
Other / not stated11.2%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.3%18.7%
Anglican5.8%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)4.1%3.4%

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 Cannington 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)
14,034
Against the person
3,038
Against property
8,831
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
75.2
State crime-rate percentile
70.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related 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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,036
Median ICSEA percentile
62th
School list
  • Brookman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 323 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Al-Ameen CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 84% · 1,145 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Jude's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 92% · 189 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Bannister Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 52% · 607 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Yale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 969 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 398 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

32 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Nicholson Rd After Brookman Av
  • Nicholson Rd After Langford Av
  • Nicholson Rd After Lynwood Av
  • Nicholson Rd After Ruby Av
  • Nicholson Rd Before Brookman Av

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

103 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 bars · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 30 swimming pools · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 32 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 33 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.54
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.36
Food & drink(3)
  • Bar
  • Rendezvous Bar and GrillBar
  • Yum SingRestaurant

    70 Langford Avenue

Shopping(1)
  • Kennards HireHardware store
Everyday services(2)
  • BPPetrol station
  • ShellPetrol station
Community(3)
  • Al-Ameen CollegeSchool

    57 Southgate Road, Langford

  • Brookman Primary SchoolSchool

    34 Brookman Avenue, Langford

  • Saint Jude's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool

    17 Barnston Way, Langford

Sport & outdoors(52)
  • Canning Route 2: Carousel to SouthlandsCycling route
  • Nicholson Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 11 - Riverton Bridge to Woodloe's HomesteadCycling route
  • Roe Highway PSPCycling route
  • Route 3: Cannington-RossmoyneCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Park (13)
  • Playground (2)
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (30)
Transport(30)

30 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Garden
  • New Feeling Hair SalonHairdresser

    Unit 13 64 Langford Avenue

  • Information
  • Parking (4)
  • The White House Community ChurchPlace of worship
  • Track
  • 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. 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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
17.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
13
Parks (OSM)
13
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

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • The White House Community Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Bentley Health Service (4.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
156
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.0

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
Swan
Member of Parliament
Zaneta MASCARENHAS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,105
Turnout (2025)
87.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 36.0%Labor 64.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.5 km away).

Coalition 26.8%Labor 73.2%

9.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • LangfordLabor 77.0% · Coalition 23.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • LynwoodLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Ferndale EastLabor 63.5% · Coalition 36.5% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • FerndaleLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • BeckenhamLabor 68.4% · Coalition 31.6% TPP (2025)2.5 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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