Attadale WA 6156
3,214 addresses · 63 streets
Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Attadale · 10 km from Perth
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Living Here
Attadale is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,638 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,521 a week, with median rent near $425 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% 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: Attadale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
42 schools
- Mel Maria Catholic Primary School (Saint Joseph Pignatelli Campus)
- Attadale Primary School
- Santa Maria College
- Melville Primary School
- Bicton Primary School
- Mel Maria Catholic Primary School (Pater Noster Campus)
- Our Lady Of Fatima School
- Melville Senior High School
- Palmyra Primary School
- Booragoon Primary School
4 childcare & kindergartens
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: North Fremantle, 4.7 km west · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 3.4 km east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 4.5 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 10.3 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: 9.6% 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 | 9.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 6.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 64.5%
Population by age in Attadale
| 0-4 | 314 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 961 |
| 15-19 | 530 |
| 20-24 | 363 |
| 25-34 | 506 |
| 35-44 | 789 |
| 45-54 | 1,022 |
| 55-64 | 883 |
| 65-74 | 626 |
| 75-84 | 441 |
| 85+ | 200 |
Dwelling types in Attadale
| House | 1,787 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 484 |
| Apartment | 107 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Attadale
| <$650 | 288 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 394 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 549 |
| $3,000+ | 973 |
Top ancestries in Attadale
| English | 2,749 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,139 |
| Irish | 785 |
| Scottish | 765 |
| Italian | 719 |
| Other | 606 |
Housing tenure in Attadale
| Owned | 1,084 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 822 |
| Rented | 427 |
| Other | 36 |
Cars per household in Attadale
| 0 | 73 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 700 |
| 2 | 1,044 |
| 3 | 343 |
| 4+ | 212 |
Commute to work in Attadale
| Car | 2,244 |
|---|---|
| Train | 5 |
| Bus | 127 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 36 |
| Bicycle | 35 |
| Home | 372 |
Top countries of birth in Attadale
| England | 530 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 132 |
| New Zealand | 112 |
| Scotland | 90 |
| Italy | 71 |
| Singapore | 62 |
Languages used at home in Attadale
| Italian | 99 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 72 |
| Indonesian | 60 |
| Cantonese | 44 |
| French | 40 |
| Portuguese | 34 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
97,722 bird observations recorded near Attadale — most often seen:
- Laughing Turtle-dove (4,849)
- South-western Australian Magpie (4,544)
- Western Red Wattlebird (4,230)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,214)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (4,187)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (4,084)
- Pacific Black Duck (4,057)
- Willie Wagtail (4,001)
- Black Swan (3,976)
- Western Australian Raven (3,926)
- Australian White Ibis (3,571)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,349)
- Australian Raven (3,337)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Attadale
- Australian Pelican (3,311)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (3,120)
- Silver Gull (3,050)
- Singing Honeyeater (3,043)
- Red Wattlebird (2,980)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,885)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (2,853)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (2,784)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,722)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (2,701)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,673)
- Australian Magpie (2,499)
- Crested Tern (2,246)
- Galah (2,168)
- Welcome Swallow (2,168)
- Western Galah (2,125)
- White-faced Heron (2,069)
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
- Alison Road (31)
- Arno Crescent (8)
- Birch Street (19)
- Booker Street (25)
- Braydon Road (19)
- Bricknell Road (65)
- Brown Road (14)
- Burke Drive (218)
- Calpin Crescent (27)
- Campion Crescent (32)
- Cann Road (9)
- Canning Highway (325)
- Cawston Road (83)
- Clive Street (2)
- Cowling Street (2)
- Dandenong Road (56)
- Daniel Street (16)
- Davidson Road (43)
- Davis Road (53)
- Doongalla Road (32)
- Farrin Street (46)
- Galloway Street (21)
- Groves Avenue (76)
- Haig Road (68)
- Henley Place (12)
- Hill Place (10)
- Hislop Road (66)
- Hough Road (14)
- Hurst Street (9)
- Ince Road (43)
- Kingsall Road (56)
- Kinnane Place (5)
- Klenk Road (8)
- Lawlor Road (37)
- Lentona Road (26)
- Linton Road (26)
- Loyola Way (28)
- Luff Crescent (8)
- Lutey Road (10)
- Money Road (67)
- Moreing Road (217)
- Morriett Street (26)
- Mottley Street (3)
- Ormond Road (22)
- Page Street (10)
- Palmer Street (33)
- Peter Street (16)
- Power Place (13)
- Preston Point Road (137)
- Prinsep Road (36)
- Redcourt Road (19)
- Reed Road (18)
- Reserve Street (1)
- Roberts Road (38)
- Sedwick Street (9)
- Shearman Street (14)
- Stock Road (294)
- Stoneham Road (143)
- Studley Road (22)
- Swan Road (188)
- Tanson Street (31)
- Warragoon Crescent (86)
- Wichmann Road (123)
