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WA · Canning Council

Riverton, 6148

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,673

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.3%

Median age

39

Median income

$1,906/wk

Employment rate

60.7%

University qualified

40.4%

Work from home

8.1%

Languages at home

49.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.9/100
Average

Top 37% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

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

School access is strong, with school access 33% above the peer median. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 55% 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. The main trade-offs are thinner heritage listings and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with heritage listings 50% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising university qualifications and school access over heritage character.

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

  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • School access is strong

Weaknesses

  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

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 Riverton compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$750/wk

Population (ERP)

6,673

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.0%

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

#58

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

69th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

26%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

86th

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
44.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 37% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
3142nd in Australia
State rank
255th in WA
Peer rank
#58 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#171 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
91%

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)
$750
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,407

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

6,673(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +9.3% over 5 years · 69th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+9.3%
Change in 1 year
+124
Change in 5 years
+567
Growth rank in WA
69th 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 (~7,000), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,078
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,906
Dwelling vacancy
6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
132 of 2,217
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
37.7% / 36.1% / 26.3%
Employment rate
60.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.1% / 4.1% / 68.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,843 / 195 / 43

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

40.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 10.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified40.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.5% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational10.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below39.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce24.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies21.3%
  • Health12.6%
  • Society and culture10.7%
  • Education7.9%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.2%
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)
$58,809

42nd percentile in WA · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,234

59th percentile in WA · +2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

93rd percentile in WA · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$76,954

70th percentile in WA · +22% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

84th percentile in WA · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6148 — 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
13,109
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,312
Median net rent
-$280
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,386
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+50%
Super vs state median
+21%
Business income vs state median
+38%

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

49.1% speak a language other than English at home; 54.2% born overseas

Language at home
3,012 English only · 2,900 other
Non-English at home
49.1%
Born overseas
3,218 (54.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
38 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
4,799
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin391 · 30.8%
  • Cantonese121 · 9.5%
  • Sinhalese105 · 8.3%
  • Tamil82 · 6.5%
  • Korean76 · 6%
  • Malayalam65 · 5.1%
  • Urdu61 · 4.8%
  • Hindi53 · 4.2%

Religion

39.4%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 39.4%, while 32.5% reported no religion. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion32.5%42.5%
Christianity39.4%41.1%
Hinduism7.9%2%
Islam5.5%2.5%
Buddhism9%2.2%
Other / not stated5.6%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.7%18.7%
Anglican6.4%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)4.8%3.4%
Baptist2.9%1.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.2%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 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
71.3th (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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
1,105
Median ICSEA percentile
86th
School list
  • Riverton Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1068 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 44 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Riverton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 650 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Queen of Apostles SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 208 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Orana Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1095 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 380 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Shelley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 439 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Parkwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 619 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Lynwood Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1002 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 1,264 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Rostrata Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 947 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.9 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

24 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Barbican St After Riverton Dr
  • Vahland Av After Betula St
  • Vahland Av After Corinthian Rd
  • Vahland Av Before Kareela Rd
  • Vahland Av Before Tribute St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

100 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 2 fast food · 2 libraries · 1 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 24 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.16
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.49
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.65
Food & drink(3)
  • Aquaccino CaféCafe
  • Kingfisher Fish & ChipsFast food
  • ViaFast food
Shopping(2)
  • Riverton Village CellarsBottle shop
  • gGreengrocer
Everyday services(1)
  • Solo RivertonPetrol station
Community(4)
  • Riverton LibraryLibrary
  • Tiny LibraryLibrary
  • Queen of Apostles Primary SchoolSchool

    108 Tribute Street East

  • Riverton Primary CampusSchool

    255 Corinthian Road East, Riverton

Health & services(1)
  • Riverton Rossmoyne Vet HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(36)
  • Adenia Road RSPCycling route
  • Canning Route 2: Carousel to SouthlandsCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 10 - Mount Henry Bridge to Riverton BridgeCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 11 - Riverton Bridge to Woodloe's HomesteadCycling route
  • Riverton Drive East RSPCycling route
  • Riverton Drive North RSPCycling route
  • Riverton Drive RSPCycling route
  • Route 3: Cannington-RossmoyneCycling route
  • Drinking water (9)
  • Ada ParkPark
  • Adenia ParkPark
  • Modillion ParkPark
  • Montes ParkPark
  • Park
  • Parkland Square ParkPark
  • Picton Mews ParkPark
  • Riverton ParkPark
  • Adenia Park PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (7)
  • City of CanningPublic toilets
  • Sports field
  • Lagoon to Living Streams Walk TrailWalking trail
Entertainment(1)
  • Canning Arts CentreArts centre
Transport(24)

23 bus stops · 1 transport platforms

Other(14)
  • Bench (4)
  • City of CanningBench
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Ada Park FountainFountain
  • KuriousHairdresser
  • Riverton NewsagencyNewsagent
  • Parking (6)
  • Staff ParkingParking
  • Our Lady Queen of Apostles ChurchPlace of worship
  • Post Box
  • Shelter (4)
  • Telephone
  • City of CanningWaste Basket
  • Riverton LeisureplexWater Park

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

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Ada ParkPark
  • Adenia ParkPark
  • Chesson ParkPark
  • Modillion ParkPark
  • Montes ParkPark
  • Nurdi ParkPark
  • Parkland Square ParkPark
  • Picton Mews ParkPark
  • Riverton ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
11
Parks (OSM)
10
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

  • Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Bentley Health Service (4.2 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)
110
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.5

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

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Fmr Sikh CemeteryBicentennial Adenia Reserve, Ferndale4612

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Tangney
Member of Parliament
Sam LIM (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,584
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 37.6%Labor 62.4%

5.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • RivertonLabor 62.6% · Coalition 37.4% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
  • Willetton NorthLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • ShelleyLabor 55.7% · Coalition 44.3% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • ParkwoodLabor 66.6% · Coalition 33.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Willetton EastLabor 63.1% · Coalition 36.9% TPP (2025)2.1 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

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