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byford
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Nestled at the foot of the Darling Scarp in Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Byford blends fast-growing residential pockets with sprawling local parks and scenic bushland trails 21 km from the coast.
Median house price
People
Population
18,878
Median age
31 yrs
Income / person / wk
$947
Household income / wk
$2,059
Housing
Median rent / wk
$380
Mortgage / month
$1,898
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 51%
- Top language at home
- Punjabi · 1%
- No religion
- 51%
- Born overseas
- 29%
- English only at home
- 84%
Local amenities
Amenity score
100/100
Schools
8
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
3
Parks
48
Libraries
1
GP clinics
5
Pharmacies
5
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.5 km
Nearest train
1.0 km
Nearest hospital
10.1 km
Distance to coast
21 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 Woolworths · 1 Aldi. 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
6
Catholic
1
Independent
1
Primary
7
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Serpentine-Jarrahdale
- Council population
- 32,246
- Council area
- 901 km²
- Density
- 36/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.79M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $118/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Burt
- Federal MP
- Matt Keogh (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 66% 2PP
- State electorate
- Darling Range
- State MP
- Hugh Jones (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.