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WA · South Perth Council

South Perth, 6151

Est. population · Jun 2025

14,185

Growth (1 yr)

+1.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.2%

Median age

42

Median income

$2,026/wk

Employment rate

62.7%

University qualified

45.5%

Work from home

11.7%

Languages at home

21.2%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Spanish, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.3/100
Good

Top 5% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Café precinct
  • Arts precinct
  • Walkable
  • Cycling
What South Perth is known for: Beach, Café precinct, Arts precinct, Walkable, Cycling

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Suburb profile

South Perth is a suburb of Perth, in South Perth Council, where heritage listings sit alongside mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Swan River and Point Road. Notable landmarks include Mends Street Jetty and Elizabeth Quay Jetty.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for comparable places. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, with green cover 66% 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. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and weaker population growth, with park access 49% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising daily services and health access over open space.

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

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • South Perth Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Heritage listings
  • Swan River
  • Point Road
  • Point Belches

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How South Perth compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$765/wk

Population (ERP)

14,185

+1.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

16.4%

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

#15

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

64th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

44%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

90th

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
59.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 5% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
583rd in Australia
State rank
34th in WA
Peer rank
#15 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#28 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)
$765
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,728

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

14,185(June 2025)

+1.7% annual · +8.2% over 5 years · 64th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+8.2%
Change in 1 year
+238
Change in 5 years
+1,076
Growth rank in WA
64th 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 (~14,700), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
12,596
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,026
Dwelling vacancy
16.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
1,102 of 6,728
Median monthly mortgage
$2,200
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$375
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34% / 22.4% / 43.5%
Employment rate
62.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.7% / 9.2% / 60.1%
Walked or cycled to work
4.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,906 / 2,055 / 1,655 (+ 4 other)

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

45.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 8.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified45.5% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational8.9% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below35.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce25.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.1%
  • Health14.2%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Education8.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences6%
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)
$70,153

84th percentile in WA · +19% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,296

80th percentile in WA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

82nd percentile in WA · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,095

79th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

70th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6151 — 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
12,962
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,079
Median net rent
$1,835
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,267
Taxable income vs state median
+15%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
+33%
Super vs state median
+37%
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

21.2% speak a language other than English at home; 39.8% born overseas

Language at home
9,392 English only · 2,520 other
Non-English at home
21.2%
Born overseas
4,741 (39.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
118 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
10,185
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
34

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin165 · 16.5%
  • Spanish80 · 8%
  • Cantonese69 · 6.9%
  • Italian67 · 6.7%
  • Vietnamese53 · 5.3%
  • Persian43 · 4.3%
  • Arabic40 · 4%
  • Indonesian35 · 3.5%

Religion

42.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 42.6%, while 41.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.3%42.5%
Christianity42.6%41.1%
Hinduism2.4%2%
Buddhism2.9%2.2%
Other / not stated10.9%12.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.3%18.7%
Anglican10.5%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.9%3.4%
Uniting Church2.8%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
71.6th (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
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
1,121.5
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
School list
  • Wesley CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 1,312 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • South Perth Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 395 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Hensman Street ElementaryPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1080 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 13 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1140 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 381 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1076 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 298 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Kensington Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1121 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 447 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 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

77 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Canning Hwy After Cliffe St
  • Canning Hwy After Collins St
  • Canning Hwy Before Gwenyfred Rd
  • Canning Hwy Before Hensman St
  • Canning Hwy Before Norton St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

505 mapped amenities

11 restaurants · 13 cafes · 3 pubs · 1 bars · 2 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 food courts

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 35 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 9 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 77 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 20 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.03
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.78
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.87
Food & drink(35)
  • Baker Et ChefBakery
  • Baker Et ChefBakery

    333 Mill Point Road, South Perth

  • GogosBar
  • AtomicCafe
  • Dirty HabitCafe
  • Dole & SalateCafe
  • GatekeeperCafe
  • Gusto FoodCafe

    86 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • Halo EspressoCafe

    82 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • La PatisserieCafe
  • Meerkats CafeCafe
  • Millpoint Bookshop CaffeCafe

    254 Mill Point Road

  • Secret Garden CafeCafe
  • The BoatshedCafe
  • Viaje CoffeeCafe
  • WagtailsCafe
  • Fast food (2)
  • Hey BroFast food
  • Roj KebabsFast food
  • Food court
  • Mends Street BarPub
  • The Como HotelPub

    243 Canning Highway, South Perth

  • Windsor HotelPub

    112 Mill Point Road, South Perth

  • Arik's KebabsRestaurant
  • Ciao ItaliaRestaurant
  • Globe Coffee HouseRestaurant
  • HabitatRestaurant
  • miso hangryRestaurant
  • Miss Chow's South PerthRestaurant
  • Mister PizzaRestaurant
  • Rambla On SwanRestaurant
  • Red cabbageRestaurant
  • Thai OrchardRestaurant
  • The Italian On Mends StRestaurant
Shopping(10)
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop

    241 Canning Highway, South Perth

  • The Good CellarBottle shop
  • Windsor CellarsBottle shop
  • Angelo St. MarketGreengrocer
  • ColesSupermarket

    53 Angelo Street

  • The Good GrocerSupermarket
Everyday services(3)
  • South Perth LaundromatLaundry
  • BPPetrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(6)
  • Collins Street CentreCommunity centre

    Collins Street

  • City of South Perth LibraryLibrary
  • Hensman Street ElementarySchool

    46 Hensman Street, South Perth

  • Saint Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool

    30 York Street, South Perth

  • South Perth Primary SchoolSchool

    51 Forrest Street, South Perth

  • Wesley CollegeSchool

    Angelo Street, South Perth

Health & services(10)
  • Perth Radiological ClinicClinic

    1 Burch Street

  • Southern ClinicClinic

    148 Douglas Avenue, South Perth

  • Mends Street Dental SurgeryDentist
  • Knight Health - South PerthHospital

    72 Melville Parade, South Perth

  • South Perth Community Centre HospitalHospital

    76 South Terrace

  • Angelo Street PharmacyPharmacy
  • Mends Street PharmacyPharmacy
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
  • South Perth ChemistPharmacy
  • VetwestVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(76)
  • BBQ (9)
  • Beach (9)
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Kwinana Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Melville ParadeCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • Mounts Bay Road PSPCycling route
  • Richardson Park Shared PathCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 1 - Causeway (Perth side) to Narrows BridgeCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 2 - Narrows Bridge (Perth) to NedlandsCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 7 - Applecross to the Narrows BridgeCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 8 - Narrows Bridge (South Perth side) to the CausewayCycling route
  • SE 28Cycling route
  • South Perth Foreshore Cycle PathCycling route
  • South Perth Foreshore PSPCycling route
  • City Of PerthDrinking water
  • Drinking water (10)
  • Fitness station
  • Royal Perth Golf ClubGolf course

    Labouchere Road, South Perth

  • Club PilatesGym

    82 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • Pronto PilatesGym
  • Snap FitnessGym
  • Strong PilatesGym
  • Milyu Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Perth Zoo OtherNature reserve
  • Swan Estuary - Milyu Marine ReserveNature reserve
  • Clydesdale ReservePark
  • Hensman SquarePark
  • Meadowvale ReservePark
  • Park (4)
  • Sir James Mitchell ParkPark
  • Playground (8)
  • The Variety Special PlaygroundPlayground
  • Perth ZooPublic toilets
  • Public toilets
  • Hensman Park Tennis ClubSports centre

    30 Anstey Street, South Perth

  • Ernest Johnson OvalSports field
  • Richardson ParkSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Places to stay(1)
  • Quest South Perth ForeshoreHotel
Entertainment(29)
  • Ferry Tram B15Museum
  • South Perth Historical SocietyMuseum
  • Old Mill TheatreTheatre

    Mends Street, South Perth

  • Theatre
  • Baboon enclosureViewpoint
  • CassowaryViewpoint
  • Crocodile enclosureViewpoint
  • Elephant enclosureViewpoint
  • Gibbon enclosureViewpoint
  • Giraffe enclosureViewpoint
  • Little Penguin enclosureViewpoint
  • Meerkat enclosureViewpoint
  • Orangutan enclosureViewpoint
  • OrangutansViewpoint
  • QuokkaViewpoint
  • Red PandaViewpoint
  • Rhinoceros enclosureViewpoint
  • see viewpointViewpoint
  • Tiger enclosureViewpoint
  • Tortoise enclosureViewpoint
  • Tree KangarooViewpoint
  • Viewpoint (7)
  • WallabyViewpoint
Transport(60)

60 bus stops

Other(96)
  • TABAdult Gaming Centre
  • Mends Street ChiropracticAlternative
  • Artwork (2)
  • Frillneck LizardArtwork
  • May Gibbs — InspirationArtwork
  • Monkey “Amber”Artwork
  • NumbatArtwork
  • promennading emusArtwork
  • R/evolveArtwork
  • Resonance StatueArtwork
  • Sun bearArtwork
  • The Magic TreeArtwork
  • The WaugalArtwork
  • TurtleArtwork
  • Wild Baby CheetahArtwork
  • Attraction
  • CrocodileAttraction
  • GibbonAttraction
  • LemurAttraction
  • White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)Attraction
  • Clarity HearingAudiologist
  • Barbie Nails SpaBeauty salon
  • Beauty On MendsBeauty salon
  • Pretty Polish NailsBeauty salon
  • Bench (48)
  • South Perth CyclesBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (33)
  • BykkoBicycle rental
  • Blue IllusionClothes
  • DecjubaClothes
  • FLANNELClothes

    84 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • GazmanClothes
  • Helena's BoutiqueClothes
  • InsurgeClothes
  • MarikoClothes
  • Mariko DaywearClothes
  • Mariko TooClothes
  • Tommy BahamaClothes
  • Annie's FloristFlorist
  • Lilypilly FloristFlorist

    88 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • Fountain
  • Angelo St Picture FramersFrame
  • Garden (10)
  • Garden AffairGarden Centre
  • Zoonique ShopGift
  • Barber MagicHairdresser
  • Crusso's Hair DesignHairdresser
  • Hair And SoulHairdresser
  • Niles Hair and Care Men's StylistHairdresser
  • Perth Hairstyle BarberHairdresser
  • MerchantsHouseware
  • GeláreIce Cream

    23 Mends Street, South Perth

  • Yo-ChiIce Cream
  • CockatoosInformation
  • Information (2)
  • Kangaroo CareInformation
  • Noongar season InformationInformation
  • Numbats InformationInformation
  • Quokka InformationInformation
  • Jewelry
  • Kiosk
  • Australia PostLetter Box
  • Loading Dock
  • South Perth LocksmithsLocksmith

    Unit 802 53 Labouchere Road

  • QiMassage
  • Yani Spa & Thai MassageMassage
  • Mends Street News & SuppliesNewsagent
  • OPSMOptician

    90 Angelo Street, South Perth

  • Australia Post Parcel LockerParcel Locker
  • City of South PerthParking
  • Parking (38)
  • Perth Zoo Car ParkParking
  • Sir James Mitchell CarparkParking
  • Parking Entrance (4)
  • Parking Space
  • Payment Terminal
  • Picnic Table (6)
  • Place of worship (2)
  • South Perth Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • green waste containerRecycling
  • Recycling (7)
  • Angelo's seafoodSeafood
  • Shelter (13)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Helloworld TravelTravel Agency
  • South Perth TravelTravel Agency
  • Vacant (3)
  • Breeze LivingVacuum Cleaner
  • Vending machine (3)
  • Waste Basket (26)
  • Water Point
  • Funcats WatersportsWater Sports
  • Australian BushwalkZoo
  • Australian WetlandsZoo
  • Perth ZooZoo

    20 Labouchere Road, South Perth

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Hensman Park Tennis Club

    Tennis · +61 422 204 467

  • Royal Perth Golf Club

    Golf · +61 8 6436 4900

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Clydesdale ReservePark
  • Meadowvale ReservePark
  • Sir James Mitchell ParkPark
  • Swanview ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.9%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
11
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

3 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship (2)
  • South Perth Baptist Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
11
Nearest hospital
South Perth Community Centre Hospital (1.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
98

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

  • Clarity HearingAudiologist
  • Angelo Street PharmacyPharmacy
  • Knight Health - South PerthMelville ParadeHospital
  • Mends Street ChiropracticAlternative
  • Mends Street Dental SurgeryDentist
  • Perth Radiological ClinicBurch StreetClinic
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
  • South Perth ChemistPharmacy
  • South Perth Community Centre HospitalSouth TerraceHospital
  • South Perth Dental ExcellenceDentist
Aged-care services
  • Concorde Nursing HomeSOUTH PERTHResidential

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)
206
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.5

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

12 heritage places

  • Dennehy House (fmr)16 York St, South Perth4821
  • Saint Columba's Church25 Forrest St, South Perth24521
  • St Columba's Catholic Primary School30 York St, South Perth7474
  • Stidworthy Residence (fmr)130 Mill Point Rd, South Perth4689
  • Old Council Offices111 Mill Point Rd, South Perth2393
  • Old MillLot 818, 833 Mill Point Rd, South Perth2394
  • Old Mill TheatreLot 429 Mends St, South Perth2389
  • South Perth Police Station (fmr)1 Mends St, South Perth2390
  • St Columba's Church Group & St Joseph's Convent, South Perth25 Forrest St, South Perth2383
  • St Mary's Anglican Church Complex9 Ridge St, South Perth2385

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 2.9 km away).

Coalition 48.2%Labor 51.8%

12.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • South Perth WestLabor 49.5% · Coalition 50.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • South PerthLabor 52.3% · Coalition 47.7% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • South Perth CentralLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Como EastLabor 59.2% · Coalition 40.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • KensingtonLabor 64.8% · Coalition 35.2% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
9/10

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

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Comparable suburbs

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