WA · Gosnells Council
Southern River, WA, 6110
Current weather
15.4°CPartly cloudy
73% humidity · 10.1 km/h wind · 17° / 8.3° today · 5.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#61 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Southern River is a mid-sized suburb in the Gosnells area, home to around 12,852 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $675, 4 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
- 12,852
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,364
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 144 of 4,015
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,100
- Employment rate
- 69.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 204 / 94 / 10
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)
- 3,588
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,045
- Bletchley Park Primary SchoolPrimary
- Providence Christian CollegeCombined
- Southern Grove Primary SchoolPrimary
- Yarralinka Primary SchoolPrimary
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
47 public transport stops in this suburb
- Furley Rd Providence Christian College
- Ranford Rd After Lakey St
- Warton Rd After Barrett St
- Warton Rd Before Holmes St
- Warton Rd Before Tincurrin Dr
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
61 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (18)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Balfour St After Algerian WyBus stop
- Balfour St After Bradstocks GrBus stop
- Balfour St After Kilkarn WyBus stop
- Balfour St After Marnbu RdBus stop
- Balfour St After Millway AvBus stop
- Balfour St After Tolland LpBus stop
- Castlewood Parkway after Edencourt DriveBus stop
- Castlewood Parkway after Streamside StreetBus 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
19 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Abmience ParkPark
- Aldenham Drive ReservePark
- Bergan Promenade ReservePark
- Bodallin Crescent ReservePark
- Byfield ParkPark
- Castlewood Parkway ReservePark
- Figbird Way ReservePark
- Greentree Drive ReservePark
- Harpenden Street BushlandNature reserve
- Nile ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Greg’s Discount ChemistRanford Roadpharmacy
- Southern River DentalRanford Roaddentist
- Southern River Family PracticeRanford Roaddoctor
- Southern River Medical Centreclinic
- Wize TherapyRanford Roadspeech_therapist;physiotherapist;occupational_therapist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- 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
Childcare
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Great Beginningschildcare
- Warooga Childcarechildcare
- Wild Berries Early Learningchildcare
- childcarechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 55
- Parks (OSM)
- 33
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
- 79.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #61 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
- Great Beginningschildcarechildcare
- Warooga Childcarechildcarechildcare
- Wild Berries Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- childcarechildcarechildcare
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Greg’s Discount ChemisthealthRanford Roadpharmacy
- Southern River DentalhealthRanford Roaddentist
- Southern River Family PracticehealthRanford Roaddoctor
- Southern River Medical Centrehealthclinic
- Wize TherapyhealthRanford Roadspeech_therapist;physiotherapist;occupational_therapist
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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