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Samson WA 6163

819 addresses · 37 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Fremantle LGA › Samson · 14 km from Perth

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Living Here

Samson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,881 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,833 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,881Population
45Median age
$1,833Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Fremantle - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Samson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murdoch, 4.9 km east · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 4.9 km east · Ferry wharf: Kayak Launch, 4.9 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 19.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Samson

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

Tree cover measures, Samson WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Samson
Population by age, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4104
5-14205
15-1987
20-2496
25-34201
35-44254
45-54200
55-64280
65-74262
75-84153
85+54
Dwelling types in Samson
Dwelling types, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
House631
Townhouse92
Apartment7
Other0
Households by weekly income in Samson
Households by weekly income, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650123
$650-1,499168
$1,500-2,999201
$3,000+176
Top ancestries in Samson
Top ancestries, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
English747
Australian594
Italian282
Scottish212
Irish205
Other169
Housing tenure in Samson
Housing tenure, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned349
Mortgage291
Rented76
Other7
Cars per household in Samson
Cars per household, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
030
1225
2307
386
4+69
Commute to work in Samson
Commute to work, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car642
Train7
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle3
Home60
Top countries of birth in Samson
Top countries of birth, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
England136
Italy88
New Zealand40
Scotland36
India14
Singapore14
Languages used at home in Samson
Languages used at home, Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian101
Portuguese26
Mandarin23
Croatian16
German14
French12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

111,261 bird observations recorded near Samson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Samson

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.