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Waterford WA 6152

1,141 addresses · 57 streets

Swan Electorate › South Perth LGA › Waterford · 7 km from Perth

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Living Here

Waterford is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,460 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,301 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,460Population
41Median age
$2,301Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canning Bridge, 3.1 km west · Metro station: Perth Underground, 7.6 km north · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.7 km east · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 1.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 6 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waterford

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

Tree cover measures, Waterford WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Waterford
Population by age, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4111
5-14249
15-19140
20-24226
25-34310
35-44271
45-54276
55-64346
65-74336
75-84167
85+32
Dwelling types in Waterford
Dwelling types, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
House750
Townhouse81
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Waterford
Households by weekly income, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650104
$650-1,499156
$1,500-2,999210
$3,000+296
Top ancestries in Waterford
Top ancestries, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese723
English582
Other420
Australian367
Irish175
Indian155
Housing tenure in Waterford
Housing tenure, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned407
Mortgage276
Rented130
Other14
Cars per household in Waterford
Cars per household, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
018
1203
2385
3139
4+74
Commute to work in Waterford
Commute to work, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car841
Train13
Bus35
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle4
Home131
Top countries of birth in Waterford
Top countries of birth, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Malaysia216
China132
England117
Singapore90
Indonesia87
India86
Languages used at home in Waterford
Languages used at home, Waterford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin313
Cantonese125
Indonesian81
Urdu43
Arabic40
Vietnamese28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

118,872 bird observations recorded near Waterford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waterford

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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