West Leederville WA 6007
3,015 addresses · 47 streets
Curtin Electorate › Cambridge LGA › West Leederville · 3 km from Perth
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Living Here
West Leederville is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,340 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,383 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Leederville itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 playgrounds
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: West Leederville, 350 m south · Metro station: Perth Underground, 2.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Perth Busport, 2.4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Gondolas on the Swan, 2.9 km south-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 12.1 km east.
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: 10.5% 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 | 10.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 72.4%
Population by age in West Leederville
| 0-4 | 228 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 431 |
| 15-19 | 162 |
| 20-24 | 229 |
| 25-34 | 869 |
| 35-44 | 712 |
| 45-54 | 538 |
| 55-64 | 486 |
| 65-74 | 414 |
| 75-84 | 175 |
| 85+ | 97 |
Dwelling types in West Leederville
| House | 925 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 289 |
| Apartment | 632 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in West Leederville
| <$650 | 202 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 344 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 461 |
| $3,000+ | 704 |
Top ancestries in West Leederville
| English | 1,581 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,225 |
| Other | 643 |
| Irish | 561 |
| Scottish | 495 |
| Italian | 282 |
Housing tenure in West Leederville
| Owned | 501 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 597 |
| Rented | 725 |
| Other | 15 |
Cars per household in West Leederville
| 0 | 160 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 906 |
| 2 | 597 |
| 3 | 126 |
| 4+ | 51 |
Commute to work in West Leederville
| Car | 1,296 |
|---|---|
| Train | 194 |
| Bus | 152 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 157 |
| Bicycle | 71 |
| Home | 280 |
Top countries of birth in West Leederville
| England | 308 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 89 |
| India | 84 |
| Ireland | 74 |
| Malaysia | 74 |
| South Africa | 66 |
Languages used at home in West Leederville
| Italian | 73 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 71 |
| French | 49 |
| Spanish | 40 |
| Nepali | 30 |
| Japanese | 30 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
269,292 bird observations recorded near West Leederville — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (14,378)
- Willie Wagtail (13,635)
- Red Wattlebird (12,468)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (12,392)
- Australian Raven (12,322)
- Eurasian Coot (12,294)
- Australian White Ibis (12,059)
- Dusky Moorhen (11,666)
- Black Swan (10,453)
- Australasian Grebe (10,151)
- Singing Honeyeater (9,281)
- Australian Wood Duck (9,238)
- Magpie-lark (9,169)
Show all 30 birds recorded near West Leederville
- Australian Magpie (8,823)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (8,781)
- Grey Teal (8,419)
- Australian Shelduck (8,360)
- Little Pied Cormorant (8,096)
- Brown Honeyeater (7,474)
- Little Black Cormorant (7,303)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (7,291)
- Welcome Swallow (6,864)
- Australasian Darter (6,739)
- Great Egret (6,721)
- Australian Pelican (6,311)
- Little Corella (6,278)
- South-western Australian Magpie (5,813)
- New Holland Honeyeater (5,635)
- Great Crested Grebe (5,591)
- Hardhead (5,287)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to West Leederville:
- Leederville (1.1 km)
- Subiaco (1.3 km)
- West Perth (1.3 km)
- Wembley (2 km)
- Northbridge (2.2 km)
- Mount Hawthorn (2.2 km)
- Jolimont (2.3 km)
- North Perth (2.3 km)
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Streets
- Abbotsford Street (52)
- Antrim Street (12)
- Argyle Street (13)
- Barrington Street (9)
- Bermondsey Street (6)
- Bernard Street (10)
- Blencowe Street (124)
- Brighton Street (26)
- Caddy Avenue (34)
- Cambridge Street (608)
- Carlton Street (26)
- Clune Avenue (15)
- Coldstream Street (36)
- Connaught Street (42)
- Connolly Street (3)
- Gibney Vista (19)
- Glen Street (11)
- Hann Street (3)
- Harrogate Street (18)
- Holyrood Street (25)
- Joseph Street (92)
- Kavanagh Street (16)
- Kerr Street (40)
- Kimberley Street (165)
- Lake Monger Drive (31)
- Lamerton Lane (1)
- Lesser Street (18)
- Loftus Street (50)
- Macewan Street (2)
- Mccourt Street (146)
- Newnham Street (19)
- Nicholson Street (9)
- Northwood Street (195)
- Oxford Close (67)
- Railway Parade (325)
- Regent Street (1)
- Rosmunde Court (9)
- Rosslyn Street (34)
- Ruislip Street (43)
- Southport Street (68)
- St Leonards Avenue (186)
- Tara Vista (20)
- Tate Street (123)
- Tower Street (68)
- Vincent Street W (68)
- Warwick Street (10)
- Woolwich Street (117)