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Shelley WA 6148

2,362 addresses · 64 streets

Tangney Electorate › Canning LGA › Shelley · 9 km from Perth

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Living Here

Shelley is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,795 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,186 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,795Population
42Median age
$2,186Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.7Avg 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: Shelley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canning Bridge, 3.7 km north-west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.6 km east · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 2.7 km north · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 7.3 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 7.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 7.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shelley

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

Tree cover measures, Shelley WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in Shelley
Population by age, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4210
5-14672
15-19342
20-24312
25-34404
35-44637
45-54686
55-64632
65-74523
75-84299
85+66
Dwelling types in Shelley
Dwelling types, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,332
Townhouse360
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shelley
Households by weekly income, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650205
$650-1,499360
$1,500-2,999441
$3,000+581
Top ancestries in Shelley
Top ancestries, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,549
Australian897
Other887
Chinese804
Indian388
Irish372
Housing tenure in Shelley
Housing tenure, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned696
Mortgage559
Rented415
Other17
Cars per household in Shelley
Cars per household, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
050
1500
2771
3239
4+131
Commute to work in Shelley
Commute to work, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,622
Train52
Bus48
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle13
Home209
Top countries of birth in Shelley
Top countries of birth, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
England320
India296
Malaysia251
China198
Sri Lanka110
Singapore102
Languages used at home in Shelley
Languages used at home, Shelley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin385
Cantonese126
Tamil96
Sinhalese94
Malayalam75
Arabic71

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,475 bird observations recorded near Shelley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shelley

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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