Perth Suburb Profiles

Wilson

Situated 9km from the Perth GPO.

Development of the Wilson area began in 1954 when the State Housing Commission resumed some land and T.M. Burke Pty Ltd subdivided some adjoining land. In December 1954, the Canning Road Board proposed the area be named Wilson Park to commemorate Mr G.H. Wilson, a late member and Chairman of the Road Board for a period of 43 years and also an extensive landholder in the area, as the late member of Wilson and Johns Pty. Ltd. Florists and Nurserymen. This name was to apply to the overall area of both developments, but the State Housing commission wished to designate their area as Beeloo, an Aboriginal name recently adopted as the name of the local Electoral District. Dispute over the name continued for over three years, and it was not until January 1960 that the name Wilson was approved for the suburb.

2011 Census Summary	Wilson	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	5,726	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	33	35
Residents less than 19	21%	27%
Residents 20-64	63%	62%
Residents over 65	17%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	27%	28%
Couple family with children	26%	34%
Single parent family	8%	11%
Other families	4%	2%
Lone Person	30%	24%
Group Household	10%	5%
Total Households	2,126	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	2,294	595,499
House	83%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	17%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	1%	10%
Other 2	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	168	57,529
Fully Owned 2	34%	30%
Being Purchased 2	29%	42%
Being Rented 2	36%	28%
Other 2	3%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,127	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,483	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$320	$327
Local Schools:	Wilson P.S., Rehoboth Christian P.S.
Other Nearby Schools:	Aquinas College (Salter Point) , Santa Clara School (St James) , Wesley College (South Perth) , Ursula Frayne Catholic College (Victoria Park)
Shops:	Westfield Carousel
Train Stations:	Cannington or Bull Creek
Bus Services:	Bus service to Perth CBD & Cannington or BullCreek Train Stations
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component