Crawley WA 6009
1,990 addresses · 22 streets
Curtin Electorate › Perth LGA › Crawley · 5 km from Perth
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Living Here
Crawley is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,975 people, with a median age of 24. The typical household earns around $1,368 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 35% of households own their home and 64% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Crawley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 childcare centre
7 service stations
1 playground
2 dog parks
3 butchers
2 beauty salons
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Karrakatta, 2.5 km north-west · Metro station: Perth Underground, 5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Elizabeth Quay Bus Station, 4.4 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 3.6 km east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 13.7 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: 20.8% 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 | 20.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 28.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 11.5% · Labour-force participation 55.7%
Population by age in Crawley
| 0-4 | 97 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 205 |
| 15-19 | 697 |
| 20-24 | 1,087 |
| 25-34 | 743 |
| 35-44 | 353 |
| 45-54 | 145 |
| 55-64 | 157 |
| 65-74 | 251 |
| 75-84 | 182 |
| 85+ | 52 |
Dwelling types in Crawley
| House | 70 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 267 |
| Apartment | 803 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Crawley
| <$650 | 262 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 321 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 300 |
| $3,000+ | 200 |
Top ancestries in Crawley
| English | 1,015 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 861 |
| Other | 830 |
| Chinese | 804 |
| Irish | 287 |
| Scottish | 268 |
Housing tenure in Crawley
| Owned | 296 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 101 |
| Rented | 717 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Crawley
| 0 | 171 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 604 |
| 2 | 288 |
| 3 | 54 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Crawley
| Car | 698 |
|---|---|
| Train | 3 |
| Bus | 224 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 249 |
| Bicycle | 56 |
| Home | 163 |
Top countries of birth in Crawley
| China | 409 |
|---|---|
| England | 168 |
| Singapore | 152 |
| Indonesia | 138 |
| India | 132 |
| Malaysia | 109 |
Languages used at home in Crawley
| Mandarin | 515 |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | 121 |
| Cantonese | 95 |
| Vietnamese | 77 |
| Urdu | 64 |
| Bengali | 44 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
149,664 bird observations recorded near Crawley — most often seen:
- Willie Wagtail (7,900)
- Pacific Black Duck (7,655)
- Red Wattlebird (7,626)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (7,386)
- Australian Raven (7,313)
- Black Swan (6,900)
- Australian Magpie (6,763)
- Little Pied Cormorant (5,921)
- Singing Honeyeater (5,797)
- Magpie-lark (5,590)
- Silver Gull (5,500)
- Australian White Ibis (5,324)
- South-western Australian Magpie (5,248)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Crawley
- Laughing Turtle-dove (5,038)
- Brown Honeyeater (4,355)
- Western Red Wattlebird (4,183)
- Australian Pelican (4,177)
- Little Black Cormorant (4,110)
- Galah (4,108)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (3,930)
- Welcome Swallow (3,892)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (3,868)
- Western Australian Raven (3,834)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (3,693)
- Australian Shelduck (3,688)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,402)
- Eurasian Coot (3,301)
- Laughing Kookaburra (3,092)
- Grey Teal (3,039)
- Australasian Darter (3,031)
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 Crawley:
- Nedlands (1.2 km)
- Dalkeith (2.5 km)
- Shenton Park (2.5 km)
- Kings Park (2.7 km)
- Karrakatta (2.8 km)
- Daglish (3.4 km)
- Claremont (3.5 km)
- Subiaco (3.7 km)
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Streets
- Australia Ii Drive (5)
- Broadway (485)
- Caporn Street (82)
- Clark Street (21)
- Cook Street (120)
- Cooper Street (23)
- Crawley Avenue (59)
- Everett Street (68)
- Fairway (240)
- Hackett Drive (11)
- Hampden Road (53)
- Kings Park Avenue (125)
- Mounts Bay Road (67)
- Myers Street (48)
- Park Avenue (122)
- Park Road (50)
- Parkway (15)
- Princess Road (64)
- Stirling Highway (32)
- The Avenue (196)
- Wingfield Avenue (103)
- Winthrop Avenue (1)
