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Spearwood WA 6163

6,189 addresses · 168 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Cockburn LGA › Spearwood · 18 km from Perth

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Living Here

Spearwood is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 10,944 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,448 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,944Population
41Median age
$1,448Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fremantle, 6.9 km north-west · Bus interchange: Fremantle Station, 6.9 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Kayak Launch, 6 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 14% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Spearwood

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

Tree cover measures, Spearwood WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 60.6%

Population by age in Spearwood
Population by age, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4620
5-141,054
15-19504
20-24715
25-341,569
35-441,407
45-541,422
55-641,336
65-741,185
75-84783
85+349
Dwelling types in Spearwood
Dwelling types, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
House3,288
Townhouse936
Apartment243
Other0
Households by weekly income in Spearwood
Households by weekly income, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650831
$650-1,4991,284
$1,500-2,9991,248
$3,000+730
Top ancestries in Spearwood
Top ancestries, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,553
Australian2,852
Italian1,625
Other1,512
Irish886
Scottish859
Housing tenure in Spearwood
Housing tenure, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,568
Mortgage1,502
Rented1,288
Other47
Cars per household in Spearwood
Cars per household, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
0253
11,737
21,626
3497
4+290
Commute to work in Spearwood
Commute to work, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,915
Train46
Bus121
Tram/ferry0
Walked52
Bicycle20
Home297
Top countries of birth in Spearwood
Top countries of birth, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
England616
Italy428
Philippines379
Croatia351
New Zealand285
South Africa105
Languages used at home in Spearwood
Languages used at home, Spearwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian572
Croatian462
Portuguese274
Tagalog180
Serbian164
Filipino136

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,188 bird observations recorded near Spearwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Spearwood

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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Streets

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