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southern river
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Southern River is an inner-city suburb of Gosnells.
Median house price
People
Population
12,852
Median age
33 yrs
Income / person / wk
$910
Household income / wk
$2,364
Housing
Median rent / wk
$420
Mortgage / month
$2,100
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 31%
- Top language at home
- Mandarin · 3%
- No religion
- 31%
- Born overseas
- 49%
- English only at home
- 58%
Local amenities
Amenity score
100/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
4
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
33
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.9 km
Nearest train
5.1 km
Nearest hospital
6.3 km
Distance to coast
11.4 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 2 Coles · 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
3
Catholic
0
Independent
1
Primary
4
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
2.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Gosnells
- Council population
- 101,967
- Council area
- 127 km²
- Density
- 801/km²
- Federal grants
- $6.64M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $65/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
- Southern River
- State MP
- Terry Healy (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.