Embleton WA 6062
1,919 addresses · 57 streets
Perth Electorate › Bayswater LGA › Embleton · 7 km from Perth
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Living Here
Embleton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,600 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,805 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Embleton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
3 physiotherapists
5 childcare & kindergartens
2 bakeries
4 beauty salons
2 electricians
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Morley, 1.2 km north-east · Metro station: Perth Underground, 7.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Galleria Bus Station, 1.2 km west · Ferry wharf: Wild West Charters, 8 km south-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 6.7 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: 3.8% 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 | 3.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 64.7%
Population by age in Embleton
| 0-4 | 241 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 382 |
| 15-19 | 169 |
| 20-24 | 199 |
| 25-34 | 627 |
| 35-44 | 613 |
| 45-54 | 454 |
| 55-64 | 358 |
| 65-74 | 241 |
| 75-84 | 194 |
| 85+ | 135 |
Dwelling types in Embleton
| House | 1,199 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 147 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Embleton
| <$650 | 199 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 334 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 412 |
| $3,000+ | 312 |
Top ancestries in Embleton
| English | 1,057 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 853 |
| Other | 626 |
| Chinese | 298 |
| Irish | 288 |
| Scottish | 256 |
Housing tenure in Embleton
| Owned | 331 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 554 |
| Rented | 433 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Embleton
| 0 | 71 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 511 |
| 2 | 557 |
| 3 | 120 |
| 4+ | 69 |
Commute to work in Embleton
| Car | 1,212 |
|---|---|
| Train | 19 |
| Bus | 125 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 17 |
| Home | 115 |
Top countries of birth in Embleton
| England | 173 |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | 123 |
| China | 111 |
| India | 101 |
| Philippines | 89 |
| New Zealand | 66 |
Languages used at home in Embleton
| Mandarin | 158 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 149 |
| Cantonese | 61 |
| Italian | 52 |
| Tagalog | 48 |
| Nepali | 36 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
71,465 bird observations recorded near Embleton — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (4,203)
- Willie Wagtail (3,456)
- Australian White Ibis (3,392)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (3,095)
- Red Wattlebird (3,055)
- Eurasian Coot (2,963)
- Australian Raven (2,936)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,880)
- Singing Honeyeater (2,822)
- Australasian Darter (2,623)
- Brown Honeyeater (2,482)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,426)
- Grey Teal (2,378)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Embleton
- Australian Magpie (2,337)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,305)
- Australasian Grebe (2,216)
- New Holland Honeyeater (2,109)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,059)
- Australian Pelican (2,042)
- South-western Australian Magpie (2,022)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,974)
- White-faced Heron (1,912)
- Magpie-lark (1,877)
- Galah (1,829)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,766)
- Silvereye (1,727)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (1,707)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,670)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,605)
- Great Egret (1,597)
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
- Beaufort Street (19)
- Beechboro Road N (25)
- Beechboro Road S (42)
- Broadway (57)
- Bromley Street (71)
- Broun Avenue (127)
- Burnett Street (38)
- Cameron Street (50)
- Collier Road (138)
- Dixon Street (27)
- Doherty Street (25)
- Drake Street (40)
- Drynan Street (2)
- Embleton Avenue (47)
- Fairs Street (9)
- Feredy Street (16)
- Fonts Place (19)
- Fort Street (1)
- Gatton Way (37)
- Gaull Place (7)
- Grant Street (19)
- Hawkins Street (9)
- Holmwood Way (58)
- Hudson Street (1)
- Irwin Road (62)
- Kingston Street (12)
- Langley Road (7)
- Lindley Street (32)
- Mallion Street (35)
- Maurice Street (56)
- Mcgregor Street (91)
- Mckenzie Way (84)
- Mckimmie Street (15)
- Menz Street (5)
- Moran Street (11)
- Ockley Square (15)
- Palmer Place (15)
- Parsons Street (55)
- Power Street (12)
- Priestley Street (55)
- Reman Road (3)
- Rothbury Road (46)
- Sage Street (11)
- Sanderson Street (63)
- Sheen Place (21)
- Sproxton Way (43)
- Sudlow Street (78)
- Tassell Street (29)
- Tolworth Way (48)
- Towning Street (31)
- Wade Street (52)
- Walter Road E (5)
- Ward Place (13)
- Ware Street (10)
- Whittock Street (5)
- Wilde Street (12)
- Wotton Street (3)
