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south perth
Western Australia · Census 2021
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South Perth is a coastal suburb of South Perth.
Median house price
People
Population
12,596
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,147
Household income / wk
$2,026
Housing
Median rent / wk
$375
Mortgage / month
$2,200
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 41%
- Top language at home
- Mandarin · 1%
- No religion
- 41%
- Born overseas
- 40%
- English only at home
- 79%
Local amenities
Amenity score
69/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
4
Parks
10
Libraries
1
GP clinics
5
Pharmacies
3
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
0.2 km
Nearest train
2.5 km
Nearest hospital
1.0 km
Distance to coast
0.3 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
1
Catholic
1
Independent
2
Primary
4
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- South Perth
- Council population
- 43,443
- Council area
- 20 km²
- Density
- 2,194/km²
- Federal grants
- $1.76M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $41/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
- South Perth
- State MP
- Geoff Baker (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.