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Bicton WA 6157

3,805 addresses · 56 streets

Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Bicton · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

Bicton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,961 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,007 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 22% 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.

6,961Population
45Median age
$2,007Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Fremantle, 3.2 km west · Bus interchange: Fremantle Station, 4.4 km south-west · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 3 km south-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 11.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 17.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bicton

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

Tree cover measures, Bicton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Bicton
Population by age, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4313
5-14765
15-19418
20-24402
25-34667
35-44846
45-54974
55-64968
65-74865
75-84485
85+262
Dwelling types in Bicton
Dwelling types, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,827
Townhouse759
Apartment141
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bicton
Households by weekly income, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650432
$650-1,499603
$1,500-2,999627
$3,000+853
Top ancestries in Bicton
Top ancestries, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,106
Australian2,338
Irish956
Scottish887
Other601
Italian568
Housing tenure in Bicton
Housing tenure, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,146
Mortgage894
Rented606
Other81
Cars per household in Bicton
Cars per household, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0146
1978
21,089
3315
4+189
Commute to work in Bicton
Commute to work, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,361
Train15
Bus130
Tram/ferry0
Walked43
Bicycle36
Home369
Top countries of birth in Bicton
Top countries of birth, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
England565
New Zealand135
South Africa99
Scotland92
Italy69
United States44
Languages used at home in Bicton
Languages used at home, Bicton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian111
Spanish48
French44
German38
Mandarin32
Portuguese27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

73,680 bird observations recorded near Bicton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bicton

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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