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Mount Richon WA 6112

1,052 addresses · 40 streets

Canning Electorate › Armadale LGA › Mount Richon · 28 km from Perth

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Living Here

Mount Richon is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,067 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,450 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,067Population
50Median age
$1,450Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Richon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Armadale, 1.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Transperth Swan Transit Depot, 7.3 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 15.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 27.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Richon

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Richon WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 56.1%

Population by age in Mount Richon
Population by age, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-498
5-14202
15-19105
20-2494
25-34213
35-44203
45-54266
55-64334
65-74298
75-84201
85+58
Dwelling types in Mount Richon
Dwelling types, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
House650
Townhouse7
Apartment23
Other162
Households by weekly income in Mount Richon
Households by weekly income, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650179
$650-1,499217
$1,500-2,999229
$3,000+141
Top ancestries in Mount Richon
Top ancestries, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,033
Australian627
Scottish233
Irish200
Other175
Dutch102
Housing tenure in Mount Richon
Housing tenure, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned391
Mortgage342
Rented86
Other12
Cars per household in Mount Richon
Cars per household, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
041
1290
2280
3128
4+87
Commute to work in Mount Richon
Commute to work, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car653
Train20
Bus10
Tram/ferry4
Walked12
Bicycle8
Home70
Top countries of birth in Mount Richon
Top countries of birth, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
England318
New Zealand62
South Africa39
Scotland34
Netherlands23
India22
Languages used at home in Mount Richon
Languages used at home, Mount Richon WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans15
German12
Mandarin10
Italian9
Croatian7
Thai7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,534 bird observations recorded near Mount Richon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Richon

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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