Crawley WA 6009
Located in Western Australia, Crawley sits 7 km from Perth CBD, around 13 minutes by car. The town has 3,975 residents, a median age of 24, and a median household income of $71,136 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 2.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,941. The area shows high flood risk. Walkability is low.
Is Crawley a good town?
Crawley scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Close to the CBD
Walkability 36/100 · 6.7 km · 13 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.25M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 15/100 · Crime 59/100 · Flood 67/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 24 · 3,975 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #201 in WAEach bar is Crawley's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
56 / 100
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataCrawley's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $700,000, roughly 32% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$700,000
19% above its 3 neighbours (median $590,000)
Based on 57 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 30 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 23 sales $470K
- 2 bed 15 sales $700K
- 3 bed 16 sales $1.39M
Houses
$1,251,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsActive asking-price coverage for houses in Crawley is too thin to publish a meaningful median right now — only 1 active houses.
$675K
6 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 2 days.
7 of the suburb's 1,139 dwellings (0.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Crawley rent for around $915 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$915/wk
8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$635/wk
15% below its 3 neighbours (median $750/wk)
26 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
34 rentals advertised against an estimated 734 rented homes (4.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $610/wk
- 49 bonds
- +27% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202585 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 35% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6009.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
IndicativeNot enough house sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
$635/week ($33,000 a year) on a $675,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
10 active Airbnb listings: 10 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.7% of the town's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Universities nearby
- 0.0 kmThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia · 315 courses
- 4.4 kmECU City CampusEdith Cowan University · 73 courses
- 4.4 kmSCU PerthSouthern Cross University · 92 courses
37.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the town centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Crawley is car-dependent on foot — at 36/100, most errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 14 parks and 12 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Crawley.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 260.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 188.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 111.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Crawley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 6%
- Premises covered
- 1,756
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Perth: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Crawley is home to about 4,000 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 24 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $71,000 a year, with unemployment at 11.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,975
Median Age
24
Median Household Income
$71,136/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,941/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$22,620/yr
Unemployment Rate
11.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
24.4%
Total Dwellings
1,139
Owner-Occupier Rate
35.6%
Houses
6.1%
Rental Stress
25.6%
Mortgage Stress
32.7%
Work From Home
11.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 19 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 717 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 43.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 56.5%
- Employment Rate
- 49.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 81.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
1,150 residents (28.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,878 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
26% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (466 of 1,810).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 4,512 people work here; 1,810 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.5 jobs for every working resident. At least 59% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Building Approvals: Perth
In the year to August 2026, 242 new dwellings were approved across Perth. The pipeline is entirely townhouses and apartments — no detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Subiaco Treatment Plant, 4.5 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 6.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 650 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
13 facilities within 5 km- 1.0 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 2.0 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 2.3 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.5 km
- 2.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6009, 552 of 13,579 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.6% (626 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 8.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6009, 2,644 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,987 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 196 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this town, 13 across postcode 6009.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $700,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Kate Chaney Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kate Chaney | 47.8% | 52.2% | +3.5 |
| 2022 | Kate Chaney | 44.4% | 55.6% | -8.3 |
| 2019 | Celia Hammond | 35.7% | 64.3% | -6.4 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jonathan Huston Liberal Party
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jonathan Huston LP | 52.7% |
| 2021 | Katrina Stratton ALP | 52.8% |
| 2017 | Bill Marmion LP | 58.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #1 in Perth suburbs with the most parkland nearby
- #2 in Perth suburbs where the most people cycle to work
- #4 in Perth suburbs with the most apartments
- #4 in Perth suburbs where the most Mandarin is spoken at home
- #8 in Perth suburbs with the largest Jewish community
- #9 in Where the Chinese community lives in Perth
- #9 in Perth's most educated suburbs
- #9 in Perth suburbs where the most Urdu is spoken at home
- #10 in Where the Pakistani community lives in Perth
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Suburbs to avoid in Perth There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Perth suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Crawley
Is Crawley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Crawley is moderate (59/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Crawley?
Crawley has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (67/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Crawley a good place to live?
Crawley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Crawley?
Crawley, WA had a population of 3,975 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Crawley, WA?
The postcode for Crawley, WA is 6009.
How far is Crawley from Perth?
Crawley is 7 km from Perth CBD by road, about 13 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Crawley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Crawley was $71,136 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Crawley?
The median advertised rent in Crawley is $915 a week for houses (8 listings) and $635 a week for units (26 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Crawley?
The median age of residents in Crawley was 24 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Crawley at risk of bushfire?
Crawley has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Crawley walkable?
Crawley scores 36/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Crawley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Crawley, Subiaco Treatment Plant (4.5 km away), 650 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Crawley?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Crawley belong to?
Crawley sits within the Perth local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Crawley?
Across Perth, 242 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Crawley in?
Crawley sits within the federal Division of Curtin, currently held by Kate Chaney (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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