Alfred Cove WA 6154
1,516 addresses · 27 streets
Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Alfred Cove · 10 km from Perth
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Living Here
Alfred Cove is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,830 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,262 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Melville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alfred Cove itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
34 schools
- Mel Maria Catholic Primary School (Pater Noster Campus)
- Booragoon Primary School
- Melville Primary School
- Attadale Primary School
- Mel Maria Catholic Primary School (Saint Joseph Pignatelli Campus)
- Melville Senior High School
- Applecross Senior High School
- Ardross Primary School
- Caralee Community School
- Santa Maria College
2 beaches
37 hospitals
1 playground
1 electrician
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Bull Creek, 3.9 km south-east · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 2 km east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 5.7 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.9 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 5.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 5.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 67.6%
Population by age in Alfred Cove
| 0-4 | 155 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 389 |
| 15-19 | 166 |
| 20-24 | 152 |
| 25-34 | 289 |
| 35-44 | 404 |
| 45-54 | 420 |
| 55-64 | 337 |
| 65-74 | 280 |
| 75-84 | 174 |
| 85+ | 65 |
Dwelling types in Alfred Cove
| House | 842 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 207 |
| Apartment | 16 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Alfred Cove
| <$650 | 157 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 216 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 256 |
| $3,000+ | 381 |
Top ancestries in Alfred Cove
| English | 1,189 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 915 |
| Irish | 311 |
| Other | 292 |
| Scottish | 291 |
| Italian | 270 |
Housing tenure in Alfred Cove
| Owned | 445 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 424 |
| Rented | 182 |
| Other | 15 |
Cars per household in Alfred Cove
| 0 | 40 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 353 |
| 2 | 482 |
| 3 | 124 |
| 4+ | 74 |
Commute to work in Alfred Cove
| Car | 960 |
|---|---|
| Train | 8 |
| Bus | 79 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 15 |
| Home | 164 |
Top countries of birth in Alfred Cove
| England | 203 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 49 |
| New Zealand | 44 |
| Italy | 40 |
| India | 37 |
| Scotland | 36 |
Languages used at home in Alfred Cove
| Italian | 58 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 44 |
| Cantonese | 34 |
| German | 28 |
| Spanish | 21 |
| Persian | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
99,900 bird observations recorded near Alfred Cove — most often seen:
- South-western Australian Magpie (4,993)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (4,864)
- Western Red Wattlebird (4,673)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (4,488)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (4,444)
- Western Australian Raven (4,411)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,995)
- Australian White Ibis (3,990)
- Black Swan (3,984)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,935)
- Willie Wagtail (3,478)
- Australian Pelican (3,394)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (3,282)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Alfred Cove
- Twenty-eight Parrot (3,266)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,211)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,128)
- Australian Raven (3,091)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (3,049)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (3,039)
- Red Wattlebird (2,820)
- Silver Gull (2,812)
- Singing Honeyeater (2,677)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,642)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (2,591)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (2,473)
- Western Galah (2,444)
- Crested Tern (2,246)
- Australian Magpie (2,203)
- White-faced Heron (2,195)
- Galah (2,082)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Barnard Street (18)
- Bolas Court (1)
- Canning Highway (179)
- Chesson Street (44)
- Clydesdale Street (39)
- Cormack Road (22)
- Cottrill Street (18)
- Coverley Street (34)
- Cowan Street (28)
- Davy Street (90)
- Denny Way (61)
- Doney Street (92)
- Dunkley Avenue (2)
- Fenton Place (1)
- Ferguson Street (36)
- George Street (21)
- Goodhew Street (3)
- Holman Street (143)
- Kennedy Street (74)
- Kitchener Road (141)
- Lambert Street (27)
- Lamond Street (100)
- Latham Street (81)
- Norma Road (69)
- North Lake Road (84)
- Rome Road (31)
- Stirk Road (77)