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WA · Ashburton Council
Mount Sheila, 6751
Est. population · Jun 2025
895
Growth (1 yr)
+1.2%
Growth (5 yr)
-6.7%
Median age
37
Median income
$3,749/wk
Employment rate
63.9%
Languages at home
14%non-English
Most common: Serbian, Punjabi, Tamil
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Ashburton Council, Mount Sheila is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus housing affordability lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Mount Sheila snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$500/wk
Population (ERP)
895
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
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 Country & regional · Established
Safety
27th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
52nd
percentile in WA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 14.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6900th in Australia
- State rank
- 690th in WA
- Peer rank
- #71 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #319 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 45%
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)
- $500
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 295
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
895(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · -6.7% over 5 years · 52th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.2%
- 5-year growth
- -6.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +11
- Change in 5 years
- -64
- 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 (~850), extrapolated at -1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 794
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $3,749
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 10
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,250
- Employment rate
- 63.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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)
- 5,762
- Against the person
- 2,048
- Against property
- 2,421
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6,438
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 27.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -6.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1124
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order564
- Drug Offences729
- Property Damage713
- Stealing706
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Tom Price Hospital (33.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
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)
- 11
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 12.3
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
- 40° / 25°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 33° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 117 mm · ~15 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 54 mm · ~7 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 35° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 8 mm · ~1 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
- Overlay applies
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
- Durack
- Member of Parliament
- Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 119,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 78.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -5.5 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 201.0 km away).
Coalition 51.5%Labor 48.5%
8.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -8.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Tom PriceLabor 47.4% · Coalition 52.6% TPP (2025)39.8 km away
- ParaburdooLabor 56.6% · Coalition 43.4% TPP (2025)88.2 km away
- PannawonicaLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)151.9 km away
- RoebourneLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)187.5 km away
- WickhamLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)197.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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