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ferndale (wa)
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Ferndale (WA) is a leafy residential suburb of Canning.
Median house price
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People
Population
4,457
Median age
41 yrs
Income / person / wk
$745
Household income / wk
$1,533
Housing
Median rent / wk
$314
Mortgage / month
$1,700
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 44%
- Top language at home
- Mandarin · 2%
- No religion
- 44%
- Born overseas
- 38%
- English only at home
- 78%
Local amenities
Amenity score
41/100
Schools
8
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
10
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.7 km
Nearest train
1.1 km
Nearest hospital
2.7 km
Distance to coast
3.0 km
NBN
Fixed Line
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
0
Catholic
0
Independent
1
Primary
1
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Canning
- Council population
- 118,600
- Council area
- 65 km²
- Density
- 1,827/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.63M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $39/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Swan
- Federal MP
- Zaneta Mascarenhas (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 64% 2PP
- State electorate
- Cannington
- State MP
- Ron Sao (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.