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Piara Waters WA 6112

7,322 addresses · 297 streets

Burt Electorate › Armadale LGA › Piara Waters · 21 km from Perth

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Living Here

Piara Waters is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 15,029 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,477 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

15,029Population
31Median age
$2,477Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forrestdale - Harrisdale - Piara Waters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Piara Waters itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cockburn Central, 5.5 km west · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 9.7 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 5.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 10.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Piara Waters

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

Tree cover measures, Piara Waters WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 80.2%

Population by age in Piara Waters
Population by age, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,777
5-142,804
15-19655
20-24695
25-342,914
35-443,543
45-541,379
55-64741
65-74408
75-84107
85+19
Dwelling types in Piara Waters
Dwelling types, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
House4,530
Townhouse64
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Piara Waters
Households by weekly income, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650142
$650-1,499659
$1,500-2,9991,883
$3,000+1,488
Top ancestries in Piara Waters
Top ancestries, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other3,876
English3,370
Australian2,980
Indian2,626
Chinese1,497
Scottish664
Housing tenure in Piara Waters
Housing tenure, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned371
Mortgage3,434
Rented730
Other20
Cars per household in Piara Waters
Cars per household, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
031
11,053
22,627
3641
4+219
Commute to work in Piara Waters
Commute to work, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,717
Train164
Bus102
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle8
Home510
Top countries of birth in Piara Waters
Top countries of birth, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
India2,261
England606
Malaysia523
Philippines463
South Africa453
New Zealand369
Languages used at home in Piara Waters
Languages used at home, Piara Waters WA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi1,090
Mandarin773
Malayalam756
Tamil361
Hindi359
Sinhalese261

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,377 bird observations recorded near Piara Waters — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Piara Waters

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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