Beaconsfield WA 6162

3,179 addresses · 99 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Fremantle LGA › Beaconsfield · 16 km from Perth

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Living Here

Beaconsfield is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,315 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,837 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,315Population

42Median age

$1,837Median household income / wk

$350Median rent / wk

2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Fremantle - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Beaconsfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fremantle, 2.8 km north-west · Bus interchange: Fremantle Station, 2.8 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Kayak Launch, 2.1 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 10.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10

Economic resources4/10

Education & jobs9/10

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: 9.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Beaconsfield

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Beaconsfield WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020	9.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021	5.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Beaconsfield

Population by age, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4	333
5-14	601
15-19	267
20-24	270
25-34	602
35-44	749
45-54	788
55-64	678
65-74	551
75-84	336
85+	147

Dwelling types in Beaconsfield

Dwelling types, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
House	1,663
Townhouse	357
Apartment	75
Other	0

Households by weekly income in Beaconsfield

Households by weekly income, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650	391
$650-1,499	459
$1,500-2,999	503
$3,000+	581

Top ancestries in Beaconsfield

Top ancestries, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
English	2,117
Australian	1,485
Italian	717
Irish	715
Scottish	592
Other	589

Housing tenure in Beaconsfield

Housing tenure, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned	754
Mortgage	733
Rented	533
Other	41

Cars per household in Beaconsfield

Cars per household, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
0	170
1	772
2	818
3	199
4+	108

Commute to work in Beaconsfield

Commute to work, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car	1,657
Train	34
Bus	78
Tram/ferry	0
Walked	56
Bicycle	59
Home	254

Top countries of birth in Beaconsfield

Top countries of birth, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
England	420
Italy	209
New Zealand	100
Ireland	53
Germany	47
Scotland	47

Languages used at home in Beaconsfield

Languages used at home, Beaconsfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian	294
Croatian	66
Portuguese	64
French	60
German	58
Spanish	41

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,426 bird observations recorded near Beaconsfield — most often seen:

Silver Gull (3,357)
Laughing Turtle-dove (3,060)
Willie Wagtail (2,308)
Australian Raven (2,211)
South-western Australian Magpie (2,030)
Western Red Wattlebird (1,968)
Pied Cormorant (1,904)
Western Australian Raven (1,874)
Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,775)
Welcome Swallow (1,737)
South-western Singing Honeyeater (1,672)
Australian Magpie (1,618)
Red Wattlebird (1,618)

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South-western New Holland Honeyeater (1,603)
Rainbow Lorikeet (1,566)
Singing Honeyeater (1,509)
Southern Willie Wagtail (1,482)
Rock Dove (1,434)
Galah (1,358)
Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (1,335)
Southern Magpie-lark (1,330)
Twenty-eight Parrot (1,182)
Birds (1,180)
Magpie-lark (1,178)
Western Brown Honeyeater (1,116)
Australian Pelican (1,057)
Western Galah (1,033)
Spotted Turtle-dove (1,027)
Crested Tern (994)
New Holland Honeyeater (910)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Beaconsfield:

White Gum Valley (1 km)
South Fremantle (1.2 km)
Hilton (1.7 km)
Hamilton Hill (2 km)
Fremantle (2.1 km)
O'connor (2.5 km)
North Coogee (2.8 km)
Samson (2.9 km)

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