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Ferndale WA 6148

2,317 addresses · 84 streets

Tangney Electorate › Canning LGA › Ferndale · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

Ferndale is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,457 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,533 a week, with median rent near $314 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% 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 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,457Population
41Median age
$1,533Median household income / wk
$314Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cannington, 2.7 km north-east · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 1.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Transperth Beckenham Bus Depot, 2.2 km east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 20.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ferndale

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

Tree cover measures, Ferndale WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in Ferndale
Population by age, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4273
5-14453
15-19227
20-24256
25-34589
35-44622
45-54505
55-64508
65-74561
75-84309
85+159
Dwelling types in Ferndale
Dwelling types, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,422
Townhouse300
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ferndale
Households by weekly income, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650297
$650-1,499497
$1,500-2,999503
$3,000+315
Top ancestries in Ferndale
Top ancestries, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,692
Australian1,290
Other717
Irish425
Scottish386
Chinese365
Housing tenure in Ferndale
Housing tenure, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned614
Mortgage695
Rented373
Other29
Cars per household in Ferndale
Cars per household, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
079
1633
2696
3214
4+95
Commute to work in Ferndale
Commute to work, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,445
Train18
Bus45
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle17
Home144
Top countries of birth in Ferndale
Top countries of birth, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
England362
Malaysia134
New Zealand116
China106
India92
South Africa48
Languages used at home in Ferndale
Languages used at home, Ferndale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin196
Cantonese54
Arabic33
Spanish29
Vietnamese29
Filipino28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

112,520 bird observations recorded near Ferndale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ferndale

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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