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Swanbourne WA 6010

1,937 addresses · 75 streets

Curtin Electorate › Claremont LGA › Swanbourne · 9 km from Perth

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Living Here

Swanbourne is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,592 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $3,418 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,592Population
38Median age
$3,418Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Swanbourne, 700 m south-east · Bus interchange: Elizabeth Quay Bus Station, 8.5 km east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 7.2 km south · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 16.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Swanbourne

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

Tree cover measures, Swanbourne WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 66.6%

Population by age in Swanbourne
Population by age, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4252
5-14753
15-19405
20-24235
25-34456
35-44508
45-54668
55-64537
65-74437
75-84233
85+108
Dwelling types in Swanbourne
Dwelling types, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,235
Townhouse114
Apartment169
Other0
Households by weekly income in Swanbourne
Households by weekly income, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650112
$650-1,499204
$1,500-2,999289
$3,000+776
Top ancestries in Swanbourne
Top ancestries, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,226
Australian1,672
Scottish626
Irish610
Other411
German190
Housing tenure in Swanbourne
Housing tenure, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned623
Mortgage469
Rented383
Other32
Cars per household in Swanbourne
Cars per household, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
026
1405
2764
3214
4+105
Commute to work in Swanbourne
Commute to work, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,398
Train70
Bus58
Tram/ferry0
Walked87
Bicycle59
Home300
Top countries of birth in Swanbourne
Top countries of birth, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
England359
South Africa132
New Zealand65
United States52
China42
Ireland42
Languages used at home in Swanbourne
Languages used at home, Swanbourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin54
French34
German26
Portuguese22
Spanish22
Russian17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

60,272 bird observations recorded near Swanbourne — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Swanbourne

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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