Wellard WA 6170
7,228 addresses · 324 streets
Brand Electorate › Kwinana LGA › Wellard · 35 km from Perth
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Living Here
Wellard is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 14,127 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,115 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Filipino. 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 Bertram - Wellard (West) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wellard itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
13 schools
1 café or restaurant
4 supermarkets
1 dentist
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
6 service stations
1 playground
2 butchers
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Wellard, 1.6 km west · Bus interchange: Kwinana Bus Station, 3 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 19.6 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 37.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 37.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 75%
Population by age in Wellard
| 0-4 | 1,502 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 2,191 |
| 15-19 | 759 |
| 20-24 | 982 |
| 25-34 | 2,838 |
| 35-44 | 2,642 |
| 45-54 | 1,583 |
| 55-64 | 934 |
| 65-74 | 476 |
| 75-84 | 188 |
| 85+ | 34 |
Dwelling types in Wellard
| House | 4,390 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 113 |
| Apartment | 107 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wellard
| <$650 | 306 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 920 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 1,821 |
| $3,000+ | 1,021 |
Top ancestries in Wellard
| English | 4,399 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 3,475 |
| Other | 2,834 |
| Filipino | 1,524 |
| Indian | 1,023 |
| Scottish | 930 |
Housing tenure in Wellard
| Owned | 414 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 2,941 |
| Rented | 1,171 |
| Other | 20 |
Cars per household in Wellard
| 0 | 162 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,431 |
| 2 | 2,102 |
| 3 | 589 |
| 4+ | 271 |
Commute to work in Wellard
| Car | 4,861 |
|---|---|
| Train | 499 |
| Bus | 116 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 47 |
| Bicycle | 7 |
| Home | 366 |
Top countries of birth in Wellard
| Philippines | 1,297 |
|---|---|
| India | 976 |
| England | 753 |
| New Zealand | 679 |
| South Africa | 252 |
| Zimbabwe | 248 |
Languages used at home in Wellard
| Tagalog | 722 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 610 |
| Filipino | 454 |
| Hindi | 184 |
| Mandarin | 160 |
| Gujarati | 148 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
15,720 bird observations recorded near Wellard — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (802)
- Whistling Kite (793)
- Australian White Ibis (780)
- Pacific Black Duck (743)
- Eurasian Coot (628)
- White-faced Heron (622)
- Black Swan (619)
- Australian Raven (614)
- Red-capped Parrot (572)
- Grey Teal (560)
- Little Pied Cormorant (530)
- Australasian Darter (512)
- Australian Shelduck (505)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wellard
- Hoary-headed Grebe (497)
- Musk Duck (493)
- Willie Wagtail (486)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (478)
- Little Black Cormorant (474)
- Red Wattlebird (470)
- Australasian Grebe (465)
- South-western Australian Magpie (438)
- Straw-necked Ibis (436)
- Silvereye (434)
- Western Gerygone (429)
- South-western Grey Fantail (427)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (394)
- Grey Fantail (384)
- Australian Ringneck (380)
- Hardhead (379)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (376)
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
- Wake Way (24)
- Walden Street (47)
- Wallingford Crescent (29)
- Walpole Way (23)
- Watford Way (5)
- Wattley Road (29)
- Weaver Lane (8)
- Wellard Road (7)
- Welton Road (41)
- Westcliff Street (23)
- Westhall Street (22)
- Weybridge Drive (27)
- Wheelwright Gardens (9)
- Whitby Road (12)
- Wilkinson Court (3)
- Winchester Court (12)
- Wittering Court (20)
- Wolgan Loop (39)
- Woolcoot Road (35)
- Worthington Circuit (55)
- Yateley Way (45)
- Yoxall Road (6)
- Zodiac Street (15)
- Zucca Crescent (19)
