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Salter Point, 6152

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,281

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.3%

Median age

47

Median income

$2,529/wk

Employment rate

53.8%

University qualified

39.4%

Work from home

12.1%

Languages at home

15.6%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

47.6/100
Average

Top 30% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Inner city
What Salter Point is known for: Beach, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Salter Point is an inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in South Perth Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Canning River and Mt Henry.

Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 62% above the peer median. Household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 24% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 27% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high, and crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year. Everyday shops and services are sparse, placing it among the lowest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs.

Overall, Salter Point suits people prioritising open space over local amenities.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Everyday shops and services are sparse

What stands out

  • Salter Point Beach
  • Canning River
  • Mt Henry
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
  • Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Salter Point compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$700/wk

Population (ERP)

3,281

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.6%

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

#20

among Metro Perth · Mature

Pop. growth

36th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

13%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

87th

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
47.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 30% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2523rd in Australia
State rank
207th in WA
Peer rank
#20 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#144 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)
$700
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,684

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

3,281(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +8.3% over 5 years · 36th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+8.3%
Change in 1 year
+14
Change in 5 years
+250
Growth rank in WA
36th 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 (~3,400), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,913
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$2,529
Dwelling vacancy
6.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
65 of 983
Median monthly mortgage
$2,860
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
49.6% / 37.2% / 13.2%
Employment rate
53.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.1% / 5.5% / 65.2%
Walked or cycled to work
2.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
780 / 73 / 68

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

39.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 8.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified39.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.6% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational8.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below42.6% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce26.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.7%
  • Health15.3%
  • Society and culture11.8%
  • Education11.3%
  • Natural and physical sciences5.6%
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)
$64,845

67th percentile in WA · +10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$70,726

74th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

79th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$75,382

67th percentile in WA · +19% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

74th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6152 — 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
18,580
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,796
Median net rent
$665
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,935
Taxable income vs state median
+7%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+18%
Business income vs state median
+25%

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; 27.4% born overseas

Language at home
2,329 English only · 431 other
Non-English at home
15.6%
Born overseas
754 (27.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
46 (1.6%)
Australian citizens
2,608
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
19

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin48 · 29.3%
  • Cantonese16 · 9.8%
  • Indonesian15 · 9.1%
  • Japanese12 · 7.3%
  • Italian11 · 6.7%
  • Persian11 · 6.7%
  • Polish6 · 3.7%
  • Australian Indigenous languages4 · 2.4%

Religion

58.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 58.2%, while 29.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion29.9%42.5%
Christianity58.2%41.1%
Buddhism2.3%2.2%
Other / not stated9.5%14.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic36%18.7%
Anglican10.8%10.1%
Uniting Church2.2%1.6%

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
71.5th (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)
1,110
Median ICSEA percentile
87th
School list
  • Aquinas CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,332 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • St Pius X Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 172 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Manning Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 436 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Rossmoyne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 407 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 138 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 2.0 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

18 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Mount Henry Rd - Aquinas College Stand 2
  • Mount Henry Rd After Roebuck Dr
  • Mount Henry Rd After Roebuck Dr
  • Roebuck Dr After Success Cr
  • Roebuck Dr Before Batavia Wy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

65 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 3 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.75
Community(1)
  • Aquinas CollegeSchool

    58 Mount Henry Road

Health & services(1)
  • Mt Henry Dental Therapy CentreDentist

    43 Mount Henry Road, Salter Point

Sport & outdoors(31)
  • BBQ
  • Beach (3)
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Kwinana Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 10 - Mount Henry Bridge to Riverton BridgeCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 9 - Canning Bridge to Mount Henry Bridge and returnCycling route
  • Riverton Drive North RSPCycling route
  • Riverton Drive RSPCycling route
  • Riverton Drive West RSPCycling route
  • SE 29Cycling route
  • The Esplanade Shared PathCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • The Lagoon Conservation AreaNature reserve
  • Hope Avenue ReservePark
  • Jan-doo ParkPark
  • Park (5)
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Cleary ParkSports field
  • Memorial OvalSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(16)

16 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bench (8)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Aquinas CollegeParking
  • Parking
  • Picnic Table
  • Chapel of St Thomas AquinasPlace of worship
  • Amana Living - Peter Arney HomeSocial Facility

    1 Gentilli Way, Salter Point

  • Gracewood Baptist FellowshipSocial Facility

    20 Roebuck Drive, Salter Point

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Jan-doo ParkPark
  • The Lagoon Conservation AreaNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.3%
Woodland / forest cover
3.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
8
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

  • Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
South Perth Community Centre Hospital (4.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
315

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

  • Mt Henry Dental Therapy CentreMount Henry RoadDentist
Aged-care services
  • Amana Living Peter Arney HomeSALTER POINTResidential
  • Baptistcare GracewoodSALTER POINTResidential
  • Salter Point Aged Care FacilitySALTER POINTResidential

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)
65
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.8

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

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

  • Administration Building and Chapel, Aquinas College58 Mt Henry Rd, Salter Point2396

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
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 43.2%Labor 56.8%

7.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ManningLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Manning EastLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Manning NorthLabor 65.0% · Coalition 35.0% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Como SouthLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • ComoLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)3.2 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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

More in South Perth Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.