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Scarborough WA 6019

11,495 addresses · 101 streets

Curtin Electorate › Stirling LGA › Scarborough · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

A popular beachside suburb on Perth's coast with a revitalised foreshore, Scarborough mixes apartments with coastal homes. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $2,107 a week, with rent around $405.

Scarborough is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 17,605 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,107 a week, with median rent near $405 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

17,605Population
36Median age
$2,107Median household income / wk
$405Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Stirling, 3.7 km east · Bus interchange: Mirrabooka Bus Station, 9.2 km east · Airport: Perth Airport, 19.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 73.1%

Population by age in Scarborough
Population by age, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,014
5-141,531
15-19689
20-24902
25-344,201
35-443,109
45-542,181
55-641,743
65-741,255
75-84708
85+270
Dwelling types in Scarborough
Dwelling types, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,765
Townhouse3,635
Apartment1,227
Other0
Households by weekly income in Scarborough
Households by weekly income, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650943
$650-1,4991,545
$1,500-2,9992,196
$3,000+2,267
Top ancestries in Scarborough
Top ancestries, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
English7,191
Australian5,256
Irish2,316
Other2,211
Scottish1,797
Italian1,157
Housing tenure in Scarborough
Housing tenure, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,802
Mortgage2,659
Rented3,008
Other76
Cars per household in Scarborough
Cars per household, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
0291
13,334
22,984
3662
4+268
Commute to work in Scarborough
Commute to work, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,944
Train144
Bus204
Tram/ferry0
Walked143
Bicycle85
Home1,005
Top countries of birth in Scarborough
Top countries of birth, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
England1,359
New Zealand590
South Africa404
Brazil396
Ireland293
Scotland179
Languages used at home in Scarborough
Languages used at home, Scarborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese404
Spanish203
Italian183
Mandarin147
German142
French139

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