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WA · Fremantle Council
South Fremantle, 6162
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,925
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+10.4%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,914/wk
Employment rate
58.8%
Languages at home
10.9%non-English
Most common: Italian, French, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Cycling
Suburb profile
South Fremantle wears its coastal identity openly, a mid-sized suburb built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many coastal suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Reported crime has been falling recently.
The desirability picture is good, powered mainly by community and employment relative to similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
South Fremantle snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$788/wk
Population (ERP)
3,925
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.6%
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
#1
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
20th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
59th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
78th
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
- 68.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 2% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 287th in Australia
- State rank
- 9th in WA
- Peer rank
- #1 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #5 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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)
- $788
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 857
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
3,925(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +10.4% over 5 years · 59th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.5%
- 5-year growth
- +10.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +58
- Change in 5 years
- +370
- Growth rank in WA
- 59th 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 (~4,200), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,398
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,914
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 153 of 1,593
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,249
- Employment rate
- 58.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 824 / 291 / 174 (+ 140 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)
- 13,209
- Against the person
- 3,166
- Against property
- 8,312
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,365.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -17%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1367
- Drug Offences1073
- Fraud & Related Offences1417
- Property Damage1340
- Stealing4359
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
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,079.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 78th
School list
- Beaconsfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1090 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 551 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Fremantle CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1004 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 1,312 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Fremantle Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1143 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 201 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Winterfold Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 321 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Christ the King SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 304 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- White Gum Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 246 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.8 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
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- South Tce After Charles St
- South Tce After Gold St
- South Tce After Wardie St
- South Tce Before Commercial St
- South Tce Before Orient St
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
227 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
5 restaurants · 7 cafes · 1 bars · 5 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 4 bakeries · 5 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 22 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 14 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 17 public transport stops
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 7 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 22 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 96/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.06
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 6.47
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.12
Food & drink(22)
- Abhi's BreadBakery
- Bakers DelightBakery
- Little Loaf Lunch BarBakery
- Wild BakeryBakery
- Wild In The StreetBar
- Dolce & SalatoCafe
- KerfuffleCafe
- La VespaCafe
- Paper CupCafe
- South Freo ContinentalCafe
- Third WheelCafe
- Three Little PigsCafe
- Run Amuk Hotdogs UnleashedFast food
386A South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Sealanes Fish & ChipsFast food
- South Beach Fish & ChipsFast food
386 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- StaplesFast food
Unit c 309 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Two Stacks - South FremantleFast food
309 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Copper ChimneyRestaurant
Unit 1 330 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Hecho En MexicoRestaurant
390 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- J Panda EateryRestaurant
- Nonna's Pizzeria & CucinaRestaurant
- The DarbarRestaurant
34 Douro Road
Shopping(8)
- EG AustraliaConvenience store
- The StorehouseConvenience store
- ALDISupermarket
24 Hampton Road
- Mana Wholefoods & CaféSupermarket
- PeachesSupermarket
- South Fremantle IGASupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Health & services(6)
- South Fremantle Family DentalDentist
- Clinipath PathologyMedical clinic
- Dian AbdurachmanMedical clinic
Unit 167 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Ellen Health South FremantleMedical clinic
- Hampton Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Banovich PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(22)
- Jetts FitnessGym
- SpandaGym
- Playground (5)
- FSC Dinghy ClubSports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (13)
Transport(25)
25 bus stops
Other(53)
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
47 Douro Road
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- elizabethmavrick.artArt
Unit 2 255 South Terrace
- Bbq (4)
- Skin SpaBeauty salon
- Bench (17)
- Bicycle Parking (35)
- South Beach CyclesBicycle rental
- Bicycle Repair Station
- Biergarten
- Kongsberg MaritimeBoat
- Ada RoseBrothel
- Auto MastersCar repair
- Adorn VintageCharity
- SalvosCharity
- Save the ChildrenCharity
- ErosClothes
Unit A 322 South Terrace
- Ginger MorrisClothes
- SourceClothes
- ZodiumClothes
- Drinking water (8)
- FremantleCo.Estate Agent
- Fitness Station
- Polimeno NomineesFurniture
235 South Terrace
- Gift
- ABD BarberHairdresser
- Hairdresser
- Hårføner HairHairdresser
- Rock Paper ScissorsHairdresser
227 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Stampede GelatoIce Cream
309 South Terrace, South Fremantle
- Kitchen
- Busy Bee LaundretteLaundry
- Hampron Road NewspowerNewsagent
- Naked SpecsOptician
Unit D 322 South Terrace
- Outdoor Seating
- Parking Space (10)
- Greg’s Chemist Soith FremantlePharmacy
- Picnic Table (8)
- Post Box (2)
- South Fremantle LPOPost office
- Public Bookcase (2)
- Public toilets
- Sauna
- SealanesSeafood
178 Marine Terrace
- InStyleShoes
- Shower (6)
- Slipway (4)
- FreocastStudio
- Telephone
- TelstraTelephone
- The Reject ShopVariety Store
- Waste Basket (7)
- Water 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.
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coral ParkPark
- Florence Community ParkPark
- Gold Street Community ParkPark
- Mills and Wares ParkPark
- Parmelia ParkPark
- South Beach Recreation ReservePark
- Wilson ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 11
- Nearest hospital
- Fremantle Hospital and Health Service (1.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceBlood_Donation
- Banovich PharmacyPharmacy
- Clinipath PathologyDoctor
- Dian AbdurachmanSouth TerraceDoctor
- Eatfitlive HealthSouth TerraceClinic
- Ellen Health South FremantleDoctor
- Fremantle PodiatryPodiatrist
- Greg’s Chemist Soith FremantlePharmacy
- Hampton Medical CentreDoctor
- South Fremantle Family DentalDentist
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)
- 89
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 22.7
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
- Fremantle
- Member of Parliament
- Josh WILSON (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 118,331
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 31.3%Labor 68.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.3 km away).
Coalition 21.9%Labor 78.1%
9.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BeaconsfieldLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.8% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Fremantle SouthLabor 79.6% · Coalition 20.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Beaconsfield SouthLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- White Gum ValleyLabor 81.7% · Coalition 18.3% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Fremantle EastLabor 75.9% · Coalition 24.1% TPP (2025)2.7 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)
- 10/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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