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Spearwood, 6163

Est. population · Jun 2025

12,619

Growth (1 yr)

+2.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+13.3%

Median age

41

Median income

$1,448/wk

Employment rate

57.4%

University qualified

17.2%

Work from home

5.6%

Languages at home

26.1%non-English

Most common: Italian, Croatian, Portuguese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.5/100
Average

Top 28% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
What Spearwood is known for: Walkable

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Suburb profile

Spearwood is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Cockburn Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Public transport is a very strong feature of the suburb, with public transport 82% above the peer median. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. Green cover is a strong feature of the suburb, with green cover 48% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. Trade-offs centre on household incomes and thinner heritage listings, with household incomes 26% below the peer median.

Spearwood's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

  • Public transport is a relative strength
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes sit below the peer median
  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Spearwood compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

12,619

+2.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.6%

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

#54

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

76th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

30%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

60th

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
48.5/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2324th in Australia
State rank
189th in WA
Peer rank
#54 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#136 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)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
4,757

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

12,619(June 2025)

+2.2% annual · +13.3% over 5 years · 76th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.2%
5-year growth
+13.3%
Change in 1 year
+271
Change in 5 years
+1,480
Growth rank in WA
76th 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 (~13,950), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
10,944
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,448
Dwelling vacancy
8.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
419 of 4,885
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
36% / 34.5% / 29.6%
Employment rate
57.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.6% / 3.1% / 74.7%
Walked or cycled to work
1.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,288 / 936 / 243

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

17.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 20.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.2% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8.9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational20.9% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below53% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies23.7%
  • Management and commerce18.4%
  • Society and culture11.7%
  • Health11.3%
  • Education8.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.6%
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)
$63,088

60th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,341

65th percentile in WA · +5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

34th percentile in WA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,001

58th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

69th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6163 — 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
38,440
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,396
Median net rent
$232
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,949
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+9%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+8%
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

26.1% speak a language other than English at home; 36.4% born overseas

Language at home
7,758 English only · 2,736 other
Non-English at home
26.1%
Born overseas
3,829 (36.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
226 (2.1%)
Australian citizens
9,384
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian278 · 24.6%
  • Croatian213 · 18.8%
  • Portuguese119 · 10.5%
  • Tagalog88 · 7.8%
  • Serbian79 · 7%
  • Filipino71 · 6.3%
  • Spanish43 · 3.8%
  • German36 · 3.2%

Religion

53.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 53.5%, while 36.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion36.8%42.5%
Christianity53.5%41.1%
Other / not stated9.7%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic36.5%18.7%
Anglican7.8%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%3.4%

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 Fremantle 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)
13,209
Against the person
3,166
Against property
8,312
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
55.3
State crime-rate percentile
62.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.9%

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)
1,031
Median ICSEA percentile
60th
School list
  • Spearwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 114 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Spearwood Alternative SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 95 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Newton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 299 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1045 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 344 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Southwell Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 794 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 83 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Jerome's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 468 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 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

60 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Rockingham Rd - Phoenix Shopping Ctr
  • Rockingham Rd After Newton St
  • Rockingham Rd After Todd St
  • Rockingham Rd Before Edeline St
  • Rockingham Rd Before Reserve Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

166 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 1 cafes · 3 supermarkets · 6 fast food · 1 libraries · 3 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 20 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 60 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 13 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
73/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.09
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.82
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.83
Food & drink(9)
  • Coco + BohoCafe
  • Domino'sFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • KFCFast food

    222 Rockingham Road, Spearwood

  • King's Kebab & PizzaFast food

    Unit 3 73 Phoenix Road, Spearwood

  • McDonald'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food

    Unit 1 73 Phoenix Road, Spearwood

  • Hometown KitchenRestaurant

    Unit 1 53 Entrance Road

  • PortorosaRestaurant

    Unit 4 218 Rockingham Road, Spearwood

Shopping(5)
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Phoenix Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • ALDISupermarket

    Burgundy Crescent, Spearwood

  • SpudshedSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(2)
  • BPPetrol station
  • GullPetrol station
Community(4)
  • Cockburn Public Library and Information ServiceLibrary
  • Newton Primary SchoolSchool

    4 Marvell Avenue, Spearwood

  • Spearwood Alternative SchoolSchool

    370 Rockingham Road, Spearwood

  • Spearwood Primary SchoolSchool

    73 Gerald Street, Spearwood

Sport & outdoors(39)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Cockburn Road Shared PathCycling route
  • FMWO Fremantle to Woodman PointCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Anytime FitnessGym

    Burgundy Crescent

  • Pilates Fit PerthGym
  • Snap FitnessGym

    Unit 1 218 Rockingham Road

  • Bavich ParkPark
  • Beale ParkPark

    Hamilton Road, Spearwood

  • Edwardes ParkPark
  • Greenslade ReservePark
  • Interim ParkPark
  • MacFaull ParkPark

    Pomfret Road, Spearwood

  • Market Garden Swamp ReservePark
  • Park (10)
  • Peace ParkPark
  • Smart ParkPark
  • Woodlands ParkPark
  • Playground (8)
  • Public toilets
  • Southern Spirit Football ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(55)

55 bus stops

Other(13)
  • Bench (9)
  • Bicycle Parking (10)
  • Auto MastersCar repair

    Unit 2 73 Phoenix Road

  • Expertease for Hair & BeautyHairdresser
  • Information (2)
  • Amberley Aged CareNursing Home
  • Parking (16)
  • PetbarnPet

    218 Rockingham Road

  • Place of worship (2)
  • St Michael & All Angels Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
  • Police
  • Shelter (5)
  • Waste Basket (2)

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

  • Manning Park Trail Runners

    Trail Running

  • Southern Spirit Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

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

10 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bavich ParkPark
  • Beale ParkPark
  • Edwardes ParkPark
  • Greenslade ReservePark
  • Interim ParkPark
  • MacFaull ParkPark
  • Market Garden Swamp ReservePark
  • Peace ParkPark
  • Smart ParkPark
  • Woodlands ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
14.7%
Woodland / forest cover
6.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
39
Parks (OSM)
20
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)
  • St Michael & All Angels Anglican Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service (6.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
188

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

Aged-care services
  • Aegis AmberleySPEARWOODResidential
  • Villa Dalmacia Aged Care FacilitySPEARWOODResidential

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)
299
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.7

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

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

  • Davilak HouseLot 164 Azelia Rd, Spearwood511

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
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 3.5 km away).

Coalition 27.5%Labor 72.5%

3.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • SpearwoodLabor 71.4% · Coalition 28.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Spearwood SouthLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Lake CoogeeLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Hamilton Hill SouthLabor 74.5% · Coalition 25.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • CoogeeLabor 62.7% · Coalition 37.3% TPP (2025)2.5 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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