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Riverton WA 6148

2,902 addresses · 75 streets

Tangney Electorate › Canning LGA › Riverton · 10 km from Perth

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Living Here

Riverton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,078 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,906 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,078Population
39Median age
$1,906Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Riverton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bull Creek, 4.2 km west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.2 km north-east · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 3.2 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 6.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 10.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Riverton

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

Tree cover measures, Riverton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 64.1%

Population by age in Riverton
Population by age, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4285
5-14974
15-19493
20-24357
25-34531
35-44947
45-54902
55-64616
65-74531
75-84352
85+100
Dwelling types in Riverton
Dwelling types, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,843
Townhouse195
Apartment43
Other0
Households by weekly income in Riverton
Households by weekly income, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650303
$650-1,499482
$1,500-2,999586
$3,000+552
Top ancestries in Riverton
Top ancestries, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese1,473
English1,413
Other1,262
Australian1,063
Indian590
Scottish314
Housing tenure in Riverton
Housing tenure, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned770
Mortgage737
Rented537
Other33
Cars per household in Riverton
Cars per household, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
061
1666
2946
3268
4+124
Commute to work in Riverton
Commute to work, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,968
Train53
Bus67
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle21
Home236
Top countries of birth in Riverton
Top countries of birth, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
India540
Malaysia443
China362
Sri Lanka251
England241
Singapore152
Languages used at home in Riverton
Languages used at home, Riverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin803
Cantonese257
Sinhalese214
Korean167
Tamil156
Malayalam134

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

100,533 bird observations recorded near Riverton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Riverton

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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