Kelmscott Suburb Profile

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Kelmscott is a mixed-use residential, industrial, rural and commercial suburb located 25 kilometres southeast of Perth. The suburb was one of the very early towns established in the Swan River Colony and was named after Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, the birthplace of the first Anglican clergyman in the colony, Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860). Established in 1830, Kelmscott's most rapid growth period was in the 1960s and 1970s. 

Life in Kelmscott

Though close to the lively Armadale City Centre, Kelmscott is a quiet suburb nestled among the numerous parks and reserves that pepper its landscape. The Kelmscott Town Centre is the main commercial sector with the Kelmscott Plaza and Stargate Kelmscott Shopping Centre all located here. There is also a railway station and four local schools in Kelmscott.

Kelmscott facts

KEY FACTS

Distance to Perth (km) 25
Postcode 6111
Local Government Armadale
Primary schools Kelmscott Primary School, Clifton Hills Primary School, Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Westfield Park Primary School, John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Grovelands Primary School, Kingsley Primary School, Kelmscott John Calvin School, Challis Community Primary School, Seaforth Primary School
Secondary schools Kelmscott Senior High School, John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Sowilo Community High School, Cecil Andrews College, John Calvin Christian College, Southern River College, Armadale Senior High School, Armadale Education Support Centre, Dale Christian School, Lumen Christi College
Shops Kelmscott Plaza, Kelmscott Village
Train stations Challis, Kelmscott
Bus services Bus service to Challis or Kelmscott train Station
 

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Kelmscott by age

Kelmscott households

 
2016 Census Summary Kelmscott Perth
Population - usually resident 10,462 1,943,858
Median age of residents (years) 38 36
Average household size (persons) 3.00 3.00
Number of occupied dwellings * 3,883 690,280
Number of unoccupied dwellings 408 85,730
Median weekly household income $1,264 $1,643
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,650 $2,000
Total private dwellings 4,289 776,015
Area (sqkm) 15 6,416
* Excludes visitor only households