Perth Suburb Profiles

Spearwood

Situated 19km from Perth GPO.

This suburb derives its name from the Spearwood bush which is as a common shrub in the area. When the area was subdivided by real estate entrepeneur James Morrison in 1897 he used the name Spearwood Gardens Estate, the first time the name was used. The Spearwood area soon became one of Perth's major market gardening areas.

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

Number of Sales for Year:140
Median House Price: $467,500

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Spearwood	2.6%	0.3%	9.7%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Spearwood	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	9,096	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	41	35
Residents less than 19	23%	27%
Residents 20-64	60%	62%
Residents over 65	19%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	30%	28%
Couple family with children	30%	34%
Single parent family	13%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	26%	24%
Group Household	4%	5%
Total Households	3,535	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	3,859	595,499
House	77%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	15%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	9%	10%
Other ²	1%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	322	57,529
Fully Owned ²	42%	30%
Being Purchased ²	30%	42%
Being Rented ²	29%	28%
Other ²	1%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,090	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,371	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$300	$327
Local Schools:	Spearwood P.S., Spearwood Alternative School, Newton P.S.
Other Nearby Schools:	St Jerome's Primary School (Munster) , Seton Catholic College (Samson) , Mater Christi Catholic Primary School (Yangebup)
Shops:	Spearwood Shopping Centre, Phoenix Park Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Cockburn Central
Bus Services:	Bus service to Cockburn Central Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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