St James WA 6102

Living Here

St James is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,894 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,827 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bentley - Wilson - St James statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St James itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 44 schools

  • Santa Clara School
  • Carson Street School
  • Millen Primary School
  • Ursula Frayne Catholic College (Balmoral Street Campus)
  • Bentley Primary School
  • Rehoboth Christian Primary School (Wilson Campus)
  • Wilson Primary School
  • Ursula Frayne Catholic College
  • Kent Street Senior High School
  • Clontarf Aboriginal College

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• 79 cafés & restaurants

  • Muzz Buzz
  • Venn
  • Sizzle 'n' Sambar
  • Penang Village
  • Spicy Mama's Lunchbar
  • Peace'Za
  • Turkish Kitchen
  • Batavia Corner
  • Spicy Affair
  • The Sparrow's Nest

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• 13 supermarkets

  • Aldi
  • Spudshed
  • Swansea Street Markets
  • Woolworths
  • Bentley IGA
  • East Victoria Park IGA
  • Tucker Fresh IGA Exchange
  • Coles
  • Manning Super Market Indian Grocery
  • Coles

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• 77 parks

  • Rotary Park
  • Boulder Park
  • Houghton Park
  • Warwick Park
  • Alday St Reserve
  • Norman Playground Park
  • Chapman Park
  • Higgins Park
  • Elizabeth Baillie Park
  • Dumond Park

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• 11 Catholic churches

  • St Joachim's Church
  • Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church
  • Holy Family Catholic Church
  • Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas
  • Saint John's Pro-Cathedral
  • Saint Mary's Cathedral
  • St. Benedict's Catholic Church
  • Saint Francis Xavier
  • Polish Church
  • Saint Brigid's

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• 6 pharmacies

  • St James Newstart Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Pharmacy 777
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Caring Pharmacy Carlisle
  • Chemist Warehouse
• 3 doctors & medical clinics

  • Bentley Child Health Centre
  • Cannington Medical Centre
  • Carlisle Medical Centre
• 5 dentists

  • Victoria Park Dental Centre
  • Cannington Dental Centre
  • Bupa Dental
  • Aardent Dental Centre
  • South Perth Dental Excellence
• 3 physiotherapists

  • Archer Street Physiotherapy Centre
  • Parkwood Physiotherapy Centre
  • Precision Physiotherapy & Massage Manning
• 5 optometrists

  • Specs Plus
  • Specsavers
  • Laubman and Pank
  • Options Optometrist Belmont
  • OPSM
• 38 hospitals

  • Bentley Health Service
  • South Perth Community Centre Hospital
  • Knight Health - South Perth
  • Royal Perth Hospital
  • Royal Perth Hospital
  • St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital
  • Mount Hospital
  • The Park Private Hospital
  • Perth Children's Hospital
  • Abbotsford Private Hospital

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• 12 vets

  • Pets and Vets Victoria Park
  • Greencross Vet
  • Vetwest
  • Vetwest
  • Lynwood Veterinary Clinic
  • Manning Vet
  • Belmont Avenue Veterinary Hospital
  • VetSurg
  • Perth Vet Emergency and Referral
  • Riverton Rossmoyne Vet Hospital

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• 5 childcare & kindergartens

  • Wildflowers Early Learning
  • Kidz Planet Family Daycare
  • Southbank Montessori
  • Curtin Child Care
  • Goodstart Early Learning Carlisle
• 10 libraries

  • 105 TL Robertson Library
  • 200A John Curtin Library
  • Victoria Park Library
  • Cannington Leisureplex Library
  • Riverton Library
  • Tiny Library
  • City of South Perth Library
  • Manning Library
  • Ruth Faulkner Library
  • Mills Park Library
• 2 post offices

  • Bentley Australia Post Office
  • Australia Post
• 16 service stations

  • 7 Eleven
  • Reddy Express
  • Atlas Fuel
  • Ampol
  • Shell Reddy Express
  • Coles Express
  • United Petroleum Kewdale
  • BP
  • Ampol
  • Caltex Woolworths

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• 17 gyms & sports centres

  • Anytime Fitness
  • Snap Fitness 24/7
  • Jetts Fitness
  • Victoria Park Leisurelife Centre
  • 112 Guild Sports Pavilion
  • Cannington Leisureplex Gym
  • Cannington Leisureplex
  • Cannington Leisureplex Swim Centre
  • Reform Pilates
  • Studio Equilibre

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• 6 golf clubs

  • Collier Park Golf Course
  • Whaleback Golf Course
  • Maylands Peninsula Golf Course
  • Hartfield Country Club
  • Melville Golf Centre
  • Melville Glades Golf Course
• 2 playgrounds

  • Alday St Reserve Playground
  • Norman Playground
• 5 dog parks

  • Puggle Play Space
  • Railway Dog Park
  • Lathlain Dog park
  • Park Beach Close Dog Park
  • Olives Reserve Dog Park
• 8 bakeries

  • Beth's Bakery & Cafe
  • Tammy's Bakery and Patisserie
  • The Cheesecake Shop
  • Donut Worry
  • Jesters Pies
  • Barretts Bakery
  • Carlisle Bakehouse
  • The Cheesecake Shop
• 3 butchers

  • Bentley Halal Meats and Smallgoods
  • Clover Butchers
  • Carousel Meats
• 19 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Gemtronics
  • Toolmart
  • Vic park flooring
  • Terweys Hardware
  • Da whitelaw ceilings
  • Husqvarna
  • RSEA
  • Rudd Industrial
  • United Fasteners

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• 5 hairdressers

  • Happy the Barber
  • Shine Image Hair
  • On Edge Hair & Beauty
  • New York Barber Shop
  • Carisle Classy Cuts
• 5 beauty salons

  • Unique Nail Studio
  • Magic Nails
  • Mollylash
  • BDJ Skin + Body
  • BDJ Skin And Body
• 19 mechanics

  • autopro
  • Lehman Mechanical
  • Wayne's windscreens
  • Automasters
  • Welshpool Auto Electrical
  • Engine Green Solutions
  • AutoTune
  • Chamberlains Auto Electrics
  • Ultra Tune
  • Instant Windscreens

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• 1 electrician

  • Steven Murphy
• 3 plumbers

  • Plumber Willetton
  • iSeal Bathrooms
  • Reece Pty Ltd
• 14 places to stay

  • Bentley Hotel
  • Balmoral Hotel
  • Nesuto Curtin
  • Victoria Heights
  • Crown Metropol, Perth
  • Youngman House
  • Crown Promenade, Perth
  • Aloft Perth
  • Ibis Styles
  • Hyatt Regency

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Getting around. Train station: Oats Street, 1.4 km north · Metro station: Perth Underground, 7.3 km north-west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.7 km south · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 1.4 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 6.3 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 7.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 70.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

132,150 bird observations recorded near St James — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (6,976)
• Pacific Black Duck (6,653)
• Laughing Turtle-dove (6,378)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (5,355)
• South-western Australian Magpie (5,307)
• Eurasian Coot (5,283)
• Western Red Wattlebird (5,223)
• South-western Singing Honeyeater (5,202)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (5,066)
• Western Australian Raven (4,983)
• Dusky Moorhen (4,861)
• Southern Magpie-lark (4,830)
• Western Brown Honeyeater (4,467)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to St James:

• Bentley (0.7 km)
• East Victoria Park (1.4 km)
• Wilson (2.1 km)
• Carlisle (2.4 km)
• Waterford (2.7 km)
• Karawara (2.7 km)
• Cannington (3 km)
• Welshpool (3 km)

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