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balcatta
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Balcatta is an inner-city suburb of Stirling.
Median house price
People
Population
10,813
Median age
39 yrs
Income / person / wk
$804
Household income / wk
$1,537
Housing
Median rent / wk
$340
Mortgage / month
$1,756
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 32%
- Top language at home
- Italian · 4%
- No religion
- 29%
- Born overseas
- 40%
- English only at home
- 64%
Local amenities
Amenity score
91/100
Schools
5
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
27
Libraries
0
GP clinics
6
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.1 km
Nearest train
2.9 km
Nearest hospital
2.2 km
Distance to coast
6.3 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
4
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
4
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.8 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Stirling
- Council population
- 228,123
- Council area
- 105 km²
- Density
- 2,179/km²
- Federal grants
- $9.63M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $42/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Cowan
- Federal MP
- Anne Aly (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 64% 2PP
- State electorate
- Balcatta
- State MP
- David Michael (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.