Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765
Fitzroy Crossing is a town in Western Australia, 2,554 km from Perth CBD, around 27 hours 50 minutes by car. Population is 1,181; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $71,500 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town fell 8.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $100 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,625. Fitzroy Crossing is characterised by high crime risk and high flood risk. All 1 school within the town boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Fitzroy Crossing a good town?
Fitzroy Crossing scores a D (10/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 41/100 · 2553.9 km · 1670 min drive to Perth
High bushfire risk
Fire 77/100 · Crime 98/100 · Flood 94/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 33 · 1,181 residents
Liveability Rating
10 / 100 · Ranked #544 in WAEach bar is Fitzroy Crossing'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.
How do you rate the liveability in Fitzroy Crossing?
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Our score
10 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
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
One school serve Fitzroy Crossing, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Fitzroy Valley District High School leads the pack.
- • 269 students in one school (avg 269)
Combined
Walkability
Fitzroy Crossing is car-dependent on foot — at 41/100, most errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Fitzroy Crossing.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 99
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
Derby-West Kimberley: 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 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Fitzroy Crossing is home to about 1,200 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $72,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,181
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$71,500/yr
Census Median Rent
$100/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,625/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$25,272/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
17.6%
Total Dwellings
358
Owner-Occupier Rate
3.0%
Houses
83.0%
Rental Stress
7.3%
Mortgage Stress
27.3%
Work From Home
2.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
71 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 129 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 293 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 40.2%
- Employment Rate
- 44.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 25.7%
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.
45 residents (3.8%) 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.
7.6% of residents (84) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (70).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,101 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
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 418).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,945 a year through Derby-West Kimberley based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Derby-West Kimberley
In the year to August 2026, 29 new dwellings were approved across Derby-West Kimberley. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Setting
- Elevation
- 108 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
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
1 facility within 5 km- 1.7 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6765, 0 of 757 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.8% (6 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6765, 48 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 532 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 13 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.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Melissa Price Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Melissa Price | 39.9% | 60.1% | -5.5 |
| 2022 | Melissa Price | 45.7% | 54.3% | -9.2 |
| 2019 | Melissa Price | 35.2% | 64.8% | +3.7 |
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 Divina D'Anna WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Divina D'Anna ALP | 64.0% |
| 2021 | Divina D'Anna ALP | 71.5% |
| 2017 | Josie Farrer ALP | 63.0% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Fitzroy Crossing?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,181 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Fitzroy Crossing
Is Fitzroy Crossing a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Fitzroy Crossing is high (98/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Fitzroy Crossing?
Fitzroy Crossing has a high recorded bushfire history (77/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (94/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Fitzroy Crossing a good place to live?
Fitzroy Crossing has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (10/100), 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 Fitzroy Crossing?
Fitzroy Crossing, WA had a population of 1,181 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Fitzroy Crossing, WA?
The postcode for Fitzroy Crossing, WA is 6765.
How far is Fitzroy Crossing from Perth?
Fitzroy Crossing is 2,554 km from Perth CBD by road, about 1670 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Fitzroy Crossing?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Fitzroy Crossing was $71,500 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 Fitzroy Crossing?
There are too few current rental listings in Fitzroy Crossing for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $100, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Fitzroy Crossing?
The median age of residents in Fitzroy Crossing was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Fitzroy Crossing at risk of bushfire?
Fitzroy Crossing has a high recorded bushfire history (77/100). 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.
How are the schools in Fitzroy Crossing?
There is 1 school inside the Fitzroy Crossing boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Fitzroy Crossing walkable?
Fitzroy Crossing scores 41/100 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.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Fitzroy Crossing?
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 Fitzroy Crossing belong to?
Fitzroy Crossing sits within the Derby-West Kimberley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Fitzroy Crossing?
The average residential rates bill through Derby-West Kimberley is $3,945 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Fitzroy Crossing?
Across Derby-West Kimberley, 29 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 Fitzroy Crossing in?
Fitzroy Crossing sits within the federal Division of Durack, currently held by Melissa Price (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- 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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