WA · Fremantle Council
South Fremantle, WA, 6162
Current weather
16.9°CMainly clear
67% humidity · 20.1 km/h wind · 17.9° / 11.4° today · 6.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#5 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
South Fremantle is a smaller suburban community in the Fremantle area, home to around 3,398 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $788, 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
- 3,398
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,914
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 153 of 1,593
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,249
- Employment rate
- 58.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 85 / 291 / 174
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)
- $788
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 857
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
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- South Tce After Charles St
- South Tce After Gold St
- South Tce After Wardie St
- South Tce Before Commercial St
- South Tce Before Orient St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
212 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
47 Douro Road
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- elizabethmavrick.artArt
Unit 2 255 South Terrace
- Abhi's BreadBakery
- Bakers DelightBakery
- Little Loaf Lunch BarBakery
- Wild BakeryBakery
- Wild In The StreetBar
- Bbq (4)
- Skin SpaBeauty salon
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coral ParkPark
- Florence Community ParkPark
- Gold Street Community ParkPark
- Mills and Wares ParkPark
- Parmelia ParkPark
- South Beach Recreation ReservePark
- Wilson ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 11
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Australian Red Cross Blood Serviceblood_donation
- Banovich Pharmacypharmacy
- Clinipath Pathologydoctor
- Dian AbdurachmanSouth Terracedoctor
- Eatfitlive HealthSouth Terraceclinic
- Ellen Health South Fremantledoctor
- Fremantle Podiatrypodiatrist
- Greg’s Chemist Soith Fremantlepharmacy
- Hampton Medical Centredoctor
- South Fremantle Family Dentaldentist
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)
- 8/10
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
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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 96.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #5 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Australian Red Cross Blood Servicehealthblood_donation
- Banovich Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Clinipath Pathologyhealthdoctor
- Dian AbdurachmanhealthSouth Terracedoctor
- Eatfitlive HealthhealthSouth Terraceclinic
- Ellen Health South Fremantlehealthdoctor
- Fremantle Podiatryhealthpodiatrist
- Greg’s Chemist Soith Fremantlehealthpharmacy
- Hampton Medical Centrehealthdoctor
- South Fremantle Family Dentalhealthdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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