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Upper Swan WA 6069

1,126 addresses · 52 streets

Hasluck Electorate › Swan LGA › Upper Swan · 26 km from Perth

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Living Here

Upper Swan is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 549 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,482 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

549Population
52Median age
$1,482Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ellenbrook, 5.8 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 20.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Swan

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

Tree cover measures, Upper Swan WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 58.2%

Population by age in Upper Swan
Population by age, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1447
15-1935
20-2421
25-3436
35-4445
45-5489
55-6479
65-74115
75-8449
85+6
Dwelling types in Upper Swan
Dwelling types, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
House208
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Upper Swan
Households by weekly income, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65027
$650-1,49968
$1,500-2,99945
$3,000+43
Top ancestries in Upper Swan
Top ancestries, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
English262
Australian198
Scottish54
Irish46
Other28
Italian27
Housing tenure in Upper Swan
Housing tenure, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned101
Mortgage81
Rented21
Other4
Cars per household in Upper Swan
Cars per household, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
04
136
273
344
4+45
Commute to work in Upper Swan
Commute to work, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car181
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Upper Swan
Top countries of birth, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
England43
New Zealand14
Scotland9
Italy8
Croatia6
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Upper Swan
Languages used at home, Upper Swan WA (ABS Census 2021)
Croatian4
French4
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,722 bird observations recorded near Upper Swan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Swan

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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