Perth Suburb Profiles

Balcatta

Situated 10km for the Perth GPO.

The area now known as Balcatta was once contained in the northern half of Perth Shire location Au granted to T.R.C. Walters on the 10th March 1840. The name Balcatta was recorded by Alexander Forrest in 1877 as being the Aboriginal name for the northern position of Careniup Swamp and the name was used on an offer of sale by Mr Mews in 1888. A later owner, James Arbuckle, named his house Balcatta after the area it overlooked.

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BALCATTA QUICK STATS
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013
* Based on Settled Sales as at 25th January 2013

Number of Sales for Year:184
Median House Price: $520,000

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Balcatta	7%	2.1%	9.5%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Balcatta	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	9,991	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	38	35
Residents less than 19	20%	27%
Residents 20-64	61%	62%
Residents over 65	20%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	28%	28%
Couple family with children	24%	34%
Single parent family	11%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	33%	24%
Group Household	5%	5%
Total Households	4,150	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	4,493	595,499
House	59%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	41%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	2%	10%
Other ²	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	346	57,529
Fully Owned ²	36%	30%
Being Purchased ²	30%	42%
Being Rented ²	34%	28%
Other ²	2%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,115	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,453	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$310	$327
Local Schools:	Balcatta P.S., West Balcatta P.S., Balcatta S.H.S., Saint Lawrence P.S., Takarri P.S.
Other Nearby Schools:	Our Lady of Lourdes School (Nollamara) , St Kieran Catholic P.S. (Tuart Hill) , St Gerard's P.S. (Westminster)
Shops:	Glengarry Village, Northlands Shopping Centre, Amelia Hights Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Stirling
Bus Services:	Local bus service
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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