WA · Armadale Council
Piara Waters, WA, 6112
Current weather
15.9°CPartly cloudy
72% humidity · 8.9 km/h wind · 17.8° / 8.3° today · 5.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#33 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Piara Waters is a mid-sized suburb in the Armadale area, home to around 15,029 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $680, 5 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 15,029
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,477
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 191 of 4,794
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,054
- Employment rate
- 77%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 242 / 64 / 0
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)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 6,277
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,066
- Aspiri Primary SchoolPrimary
- Piara Waters Primary SchoolPrimary
- Piara Waters Senior High SchoolSecondary
- Riva Primary SchoolPrimary
- St John Bosco CollegeCombined
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
32 public transport stops in this suburb
- Nicholson Rd After Broadway
- Nicholson Rd Before Warton Rd
- Wright Rd After Gilman Ct
- Wright Rd After Guerin Av
- Wright Rd After Marseille Gdns
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
164 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (8)
- Bench (44)
- Bicycle Parking (11)
- Armadale Rd After Rossiter AvBus stop
- Armadale Rd After Wright RdBus stop
- Nicholson Rd After Armadale RdBus stop
- Nicholson Rd After Broadway BvdBus stop
- Nicholson Rd After Exchange AvBus stop
- Nicholson Rd After Piara DrBus stop
- Nicholson Rd After Wright RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Aspiri ParkPark
- Baltic ParkPark
- Bayonne ParkPark
- Berkshire ParkPark
- Broadway Boulevard ReservePark
- Burtonia GardensPark
- Erade ParkPark
- Mason Green ParkPark
- Newhaven Robot ParkPark
- Novelli ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Doctordoctor
- Harrisdale Chiropracticalternative
- Piara Waters Medical Centreclinic
- Piara Waters Pharmacypharmacy
- Zen Denstistrydentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Green Leaves Early Learning Piara Waterschildcare
- Nido Early Schoolchildcare
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 46
- Parks (OSM)
- 43
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 88.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #33 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Green Leaves Early Learning Piara Waterschildcarechildcare
- Nido Early Schoolchildcarechildcare
- Chemist Warehousehealthpharmacy
- Doctorhealthdoctor
- Harrisdale Chiropractichealthalternative
- Piara Waters Medical Centrehealthclinic
- Piara Waters Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Zen Denstistryhealthdentist
- Aspiri Parkgovernmentpark
- Baltic Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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