Perth Suburb Profiles

Scarborough

Situated 12km from Perth GPO.

In 1885, a visiting Sydney journalist explored the coastline as Scarborough and gave much publicity to the high qualities of the ocean beach. Encouraged by the publicity, some Perth land and estate agents investigated the possibilities of the area. Eventually the land was sold to a Patrick Callaghan of Melbourne in October 1892. Callaghan soon after, subdivided the land and sold a few of the blocks in Melbourne and although it is not known if he advertised the land as "Scarborough" it is possible to attribute the origin of the name to him. He named one of the streets in his subdivision Scarborough Road, later to become Drabble Street and it is believed the name of the suburb originated from this road. It is probably derived from the English seaside town of the same name.

2011 Census Summary	Scarborough	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	14,271	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	34	35
Residents less than 19	17%	27%
Residents 20-64	73%	62%
Residents over 65	12%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	29%	28%
Couple family with children	18%	34%
Single parent family	9%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	35%	24%
Group Household	10%	5%
Total Households	6,103	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	7,016	595,499
House	37%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	35%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	30%	10%
Other 2	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	917	57,529
Fully Owned 2	26%	30%
Being Purchased 2	31%	42%
Being Rented 2	45%	28%
Other 2	1%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,566	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$2,117	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$350	$327
Local Schools:	Scarborough P.S., Saint John's School
Other Nearby Schools:	St John's School , Newman College (Churchlands) , Holy Rosary School (Doubleview) , Our Lady of Good Counsel School (Karrinyup) , Our Lady of Grace School (North Beach) , St Mary's Anglican Girl's School (Karrinyup) , Hale School (Wembley Downs)
Shops:	Karrinyup City
Train Stations:	Glendalough or Stirling
Bus Services:	Bus service to Glendalough or Stirling train stations
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component