WA · Bayswater Council
Embleton, 6062
Current weather
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Embleton is a smaller suburban community in the Bayswater area, home to around 3,600 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $700, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,600
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,805
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 106 of 1,459
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,842
- Employment rate
- 60.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 113 / 147 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 2,927
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 955
- Embleton Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
42 public transport stops in this suburb
- Collier Rd After Broun Av
- Collier Rd After Doherty St
- Collier Rd After Priestley St
- Collier Rd After Sanderson St
- Walter Rd East After Beechboro Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
48 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- The Bottle-O EmbletonAlcohol
- Bicycle Parking (7)
- Beechboro Road after Collier RoadBus stop
- Beechboro Road after Sanderson StreetBus stop
- Broadway after Priestley StreetBus stop
- Broadway after Wade StreetBus stop
- Broun Avenue after Coode StreetBus stop
- Broun Avenue after Embleton AvenueBus stop
- Broun Avenue after Kingston StreetBus stop
- Broun Avenue before Drake StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Broun ParkPark
- Feredy ReservePark
- Hawkins ReservePark
- McKenzie ReservePark
- Wotton ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 48.0/100
- National rank
- 1991st in Australia
- State rank
- 215th in WA
- Peer rank
- #144 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #154 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 61%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Broun Parkgovernmentpark
- Feredy Reservegovernmentpark
- Hawkins Reservegovernmentpark
- McKenzie Reservegovernmentpark
- Wotton Parkgovernmentpark
- Collier Rd After Broun Avtransport
- Collier Rd After Doherty Sttransport
- Collier Rd After Priestley Sttransport
- Collier Rd After Sanderson Sttransport
- Walter Rd East After Beechboro Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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