Perth Suburb Profiles

Wanneroo

Situated 22km from the Perth GPO.

In the early days of the Swan River Colony, the district of Wanneroo represented an "outer" region and it is not until 1834, that an excursion into the area by any explorers or settlers is recorded. In that year, a party of four led by John Butler, travelled about 35 miles north from Perth to search for lost cattle and passed through the area just to the east of Lake Joondalup. Butler stated that the aborigines of the area were "those Wanneroo men who frequent Perth in company with the Yellowgonga tribe." It is not known when early settlers started using the name "Wanneroo", but, as early as 1842, a Surveyor recorded "road to Wanneroo" and in 1844, James Dobbins gave his address as Wanneroo. A government townsite was gazetted as "Wanneru" in August 1907 and it was not until May 1953 that the spelling was amended to "Wanneroo".

2011 Census Summary	Wanneroo	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	11,901	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	38	35
Residents less than 19	25%	27%
Residents 20-64	60%	62%
Residents over 65	16%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	31%	28%
Couple family with children	33%	34%
Single parent family	12%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	24%	24%
Group Household	3%	5%
Total Households	4,374	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	4,751	595,499
House	87%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	6%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	5%	10%
Other 2	3%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	378	57,529
Fully Owned 2	31%	30%
Being Purchased 2	47%	42%
Being Rented 2	22%	28%
Other 2	3%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,287	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,573	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$310	$327
Local Schools:	Banksia Grove Catholic Primary School, St Anthonys, East Wanneroo P.S., Wanneroo P.S., Wanneroo S.H.S., Irene McCormack Catholic College, St Anthony's School
Other Nearby Schools:	St Stephen's School (Tapping)
Shops:	Wanneroo Village
Train Stations:	Whitfords
Bus Services:	Bus service to Whitfords train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component