WA · Stirling Council
Hamersley, 6022
Current weather
15.8°CPartly cloudy
59% humidity · 5.4 km/h wind · 16.2° / 10.5° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Hamersley is a smaller suburban community in the Stirling area, home to around 5,209 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $675, 2 school and preschool sites 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
- 5,209
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,856
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 109 of 2,094
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 62%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 122 / 181 / 5
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)
- $675
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 213
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,058.5
- East Hamersley Primary SchoolPrimary
- Glendale 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
34 public transport stops in this suburb
- Wanneroo Rd After Blissett Wy
- Wanneroo Rd After Camberwell Rd
- Wanneroo Rd After Culloton Cr
- Wanneroo Rd After Treen St
- Wanneroo Rd After Vickers St
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
41 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Beach Rd After Belvedere RdBus stop
- Beach Rd After Glendale AvBus stop
- Beach Rd After Harray StBus stop
- Beach Rd Before Harray StBus stop
- Beach Rd opp Warwick Grove Shopping CtrBus stop
- Beach Road before Erindale RoadBus stop
- Belvedere Road after Beach RoadBus stop
- Belvedere Road after Eglinton CrescentBus 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
- Aintree-Eglinton ReservePark
- Ambridge-Eglinton ReservePark
- Martin Ridgewell ParkPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Rannoch-Tay-Earn ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Treasured Tots Early Educationchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
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
- 53.0/100
- National rank
- 1409th in Australia
- State rank
- 167th in WA
- Peer rank
- #118 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #126 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 68%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Treasured Tots Early Educationchildcarechildcare
- Aintree-Eglinton Reservegovernmentpark
- Ambridge-Eglinton Reservegovernmentpark
- Martin Ridgewell Parkgovernmentpark
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Rannoch-Tay-Earn Reservegovernmentpark
- Wanneroo Rd After Blissett Wytransport
- Wanneroo Rd After Camberwell Rdtransport
- Wanneroo Rd After Culloton Crtransport
- Wanneroo Rd After Treen Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- 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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