Western Australia · Suburb Profile

Spearwood WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Spearwood, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Spearwood WA is 10,944 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Spearwood is $751 per week ($39,052 per year). Median rent in Spearwood is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Spearwood has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. Spearwood has a population density of 1795.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Spearwood is England. The most common religion is No Religion (39% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Spearwood is $1,733.

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Spearwood Population

residents (Census 2021)

Spearwood Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$751/wk

$39,052 per year

#4503 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$350/wk

$1,517 per month

#3104 of 14,663

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Median Age

41years

3 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Spearwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (5,327) Female 51.3% (5,615)

Population Density

1795.3

people per km²

10,944 people · 6.1 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,898

Family income/wk

Spearwood Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Spearwood Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

51.1% 1,568 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

48.9% 1,502 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Spearwood Country of Birth

Australia

83.8%

England

7.7%

Croatia

4.2%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1.1%

India

1.0%

Germany

0.9%

France

0.5%

China

0.4%

Canada

0.3%

Brazil

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Spearwood Religion

No Religion

39.1%

Catholic

38.8%

Anglican

8.3%

Not stated

6.4%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Eastern Orthodox

2.1%

Buddhism

1.3%

Baptist

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Spearwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

59.6%

Year 10 or equivalent

25.5%

Year 11 or equivalent

10.1%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Spearwood Languages Spoken at Home

Italian

22.7%

Croatian

17.4%

SAL Tot

16.0%

Other

11.2%

Portuguese

9.7%

SAL Tagalog

7.2%

Serbian

6.5%

SAL Filipin

5.8%

Spanish

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Spearwood Employment

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Employed full-time

38.0% 3,231 people

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Employed part-time

20.9% 1,779 people

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Unemployed

3.4% 286 people

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Not in labour force

37.7% 3,200 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Spearwood Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

43.0%

Bachelor Degree

26.2%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.5%

Postgraduate Degree

5.3%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.8%

Certificate I/II

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Spearwood Occupation

Professionals

24.7%

Technicians & Trade Workers

21.6%

Community & Personal Service

13.3%

Managers

11.4%

Clerical & Administrative

11.2%

Labourers

6.9%

Sales Workers

5.4%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Spearwood Field of Study

Engineering

22.9%

Management & Commerce

18.9%

Society & Culture

11.9%

Health

11.8%

Education

9.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.3%

Architecture & Building

6.2%

Creative Arts

4.6%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.2%

Agriculture & Environment

2.1%

Information Technology

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Spearwood Dwelling Types

Separate house

77.8%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

20.6%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Spearwood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.7%

$1-$149/wk

0.7%

$150-$299/wk

2.0%

$300-$399/wk

2.9%

$400-$499/wk

8.1%

$500-$649/wk

5.0%

$650-$799/wk

7.8%

$800-$999/wk

7.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.8%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.3%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.7%

$4,000+/wk

8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Spearwood Marital Status

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Married

43.1% 3,991

↔️

Separated

3.6% 332

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Divorced

9.7% 897

🕊️

Widowed

6.9% 636

👤

Never married

36.8% 3,414

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Spearwood Ancestry

English

26.6%

Australian

21.4%

Italian

12.2%

Other

11.3%

Irish

6.6%

Scottish

6.4%

Croatian

5.8%

Filipino

3.1%

German

2.4%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.6%

Serbian

1.4%

Dutch

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Spearwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.6%

Secondary — Government

15.4%

Secondary — Catholic

15.2%

Vocational Education

13.5%

Primary — Catholic

9.9%

Pre-school

9.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.8%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Spearwood Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.6% 1,600

✅

No need for assistance

92.4% 19,404

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Spearwood Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

12.2% 1,060

—

Not a volunteer

87.8% 7,625

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Spearwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.7%

$300-$449/mo

1.2%

$450-$599/mo

2.5%

$600-$799/mo

3.3%

$800-$999/mo

5.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

16.7%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

22.1%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

26.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

10.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Spearwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

75.5%

Did not go to work

11.5%

Car (passenger)

5.5%

Bus

2.5%

Other

1.3%

Walked only

1.1%

Train

1.0%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.5%

Truck

0.4%

Bicycle

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Spearwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.7%

1 vehicle

39.5%

2 vehicles

36.9%

3 vehicles

11.3%

4+ vehicles

6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Spearwood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.1%

2 bedrooms

14.9%

3 bedrooms

48.4%

4 bedrooms

30.2%

5 bedrooms

3.0%

6+ bedrooms

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Spearwood Population Mobility

14.9%

moved in the last year

42.3%

moved in the last 5 years

5.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

60.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Spearwood Indigenous Population

2.2%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

457

Indigenous residents

20,652

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Spearwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,093

Arthritis

352

Asthma

332

Diabetes

297

Heart disease

280

Lung condition

165

Cancer

163

Stroke

122

Kidney disease

109

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Spearwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

10.6%

$1-$149/wk

3.8%

$150-$299/wk

7.1%

$300-$399/wk

5.7%

$400-$499/wk

3.8%

$500-$649/wk

3.4%

$650-$799/wk

7.9%

$800-$999/wk

10.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

9.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.0%

$3,500+/wk

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Spearwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

36.0%

Couple — no children

30.5%

Couple — no children under 15

16.5%

One parent — children under 15

8.6%

One parent — no children under 15

8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Spearwood Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.6% 49

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 14

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Previously served

2.2% 191

👤

Never served

97.1% 8,541

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Spearwood Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.8% 1,107

—

Did not provide

87.2% 7,556

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Spearwood Children Ever Born

No children

34.8%

1 child

13.1%

2 children

29.0%

3 children

16.2%

4 children

5.6%

5+ children

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Spearwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

240

1961–1970

627

1971–1980

400

1981–1990

379

1991–2000

390

2001–2010

652

2011–2015

594

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Spearwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.7%

5–14 hours

28.5%

15–29 hours

11.6%

30+ hours

8.9%

Did not do domestic work

29.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Spearwood Household Size

1 person

30.5%

2 persons

35.0%

3 persons

16.2%

4 persons

12.3%

5 persons

4.1%

6+ persons

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Spearwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address

8,811

Moved from WA

1,107

Moved — same area (SA2)

223

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Spearwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

83.2%

Step family — no other children

13.0%

Blended family — no other children

2.1%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Intact family — other children present

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Spearwood Schools

schools nearby

government

997

avg ICSEA score

3,577

total students

Kerry Street Community School Independent

Primary · PP-6 · 62 students

1101

ICSEA

Spearwood Alternative School Government

Primary · K-6 · 95 students

1079

ICSEA

Coogee Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 605 students

1064

ICSEA

St Jerome's Primary School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 468 students

1051

ICSEA

Phoenix Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 344 students

1045

ICSEA

Fremantle Christian College Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 466 students

1042

ICSEA

South Coogee Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 417 students

1020

ICSEA

Newton Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 299 students

1017

ICSEA

East Hamilton Hill Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 257 students

1016

ICSEA

Coolbellup Learning Centre Government

Primary · K-6 · 58 students

961

ICSEA

Spearwood Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 114 students

954

ICSEA

Port School Independent

Secondary · 8-12 · 156 students

906

ICSEA

Coolbellup Community School Government

Primary · K-6 · 153 students

905

ICSEA

Southwell Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 83 students

794

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Spearwood Rent Prices & Affordability

24%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,448/wk

Median Rent $350/wk

Rent-to-Income 24.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Spearwood

Your weekly income

≈ $6,275/month

Median rent $350/wk

Left after rent $1,098/wk

Rent share 24.2%

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Pop: 5,494 Income: $1,153/wk Rent: $266/wk

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Pop: 5,505 Income: $599/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Spearwood

What is the population of Spearwood WA?

The population of Spearwood WA is 10,944 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1795.3 people per km².Spearwood is ranked #534 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Spearwood?

The median personal income in Spearwood WA is $751 per week, or $39,052 per year.The median household income is $1,448 per week.Family income is $1,898 per week.Spearwood is ranked #4,503 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Spearwood?

Median rent in Spearwood WA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 24.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Spearwood ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Spearwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Spearwood WA is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Spearwood?

The median age in Spearwood WA is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Spearwood a good suburb to live in?

Spearwood is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 10,944.The median income is $751/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 51396. All dollar figures in AUD.