Perth Suburb Profiles

Ferndale

Situated 14km from Perth GPO.

Development of the suburb of Ferndale commenced in 1964 and the City of Canning proposed to name the area Shearnstead after an early landowner. The alternative name "Ferndale" coined by developers, was approved as the suburb name in 1965.

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

Number of Sales for Year:89
Median House Price: $421,000

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Ferndale	5.2%	2.6%	10.3%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Ferndale	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	4,259	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	39	35
Residents less than 19	22%	27%
Residents 20-64	62%	62%
Residents over 65	17%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	30%	28%
Couple family with children	29%	34%
Single parent family	10%	11%
Other families	3%	2%
Lone Person	27%	24%
Group Household	4%	5%
Total Households	1,656	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	1,778	595,499
House	71%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	29%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	2%	10%
Other ²	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	125	57,529
Fully Owned ²	38%	30%
Being Purchased ²	39%	42%
Being Rented ²	24%	28%
Other ²	2%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,292	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,583	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$310	$327
Local Schools:	Kinlock P.S., Bannister Creek P.S., Ferndale P.S.
Other Nearby Schools:	St Emilie's Catholic Primary School (Canning Vale) , St Jude's Catholic School (Langford) , Sacred Heart Primary School (Thornlie)
Shops:	Riverton Forum
Train Stations:	Cannington
Bus Services:	Bus service to Cannington Train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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