Mount Sheila WA 6751
Mount Sheila sits 1,489 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 16 hours 35 minutes by car. Census data records 794 residents with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $194,948 per year. Population fell 25.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $520 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $5,250. The area shows high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Mount Sheila a good place to live?
Mount Sheila scores a C (38/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1488.9 km · 995 min drive to Perth
High bushfire risk
Fire 78/100 · Crime 10/100 · Flood 0/100
Community data available
median age 37 · 794 residents
Liveability Rating
38 / 100 · Ranked #371 in WAEach bar is Mount Sheila's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or socio-economic data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
38 / 100
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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.
Schools
Walkability
Mount Sheila is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all 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 Mount Sheila.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 6
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
Ashburton: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Mount Sheila is home to 794 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $195,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
794
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$194,948/yr
Census Median Rent
$520/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$5,250/mo
Avg Household Size
4.2
Median Personal Income
$126,880/yr
Unemployment Rate
0.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
0.0%
Total Dwellings
3
Owner-Occupier Rate
—
Houses
0.0%
Rental Stress
13.9%
Mortgage Stress
32.3%
Work From Home
1.5%
Dwelling Types
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 45.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 57.9%
- Employment Rate
- 63.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.7%
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.
23 residents (2.9%) 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.
23.7% of residents (187) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (180).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 790 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
6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (28 of 498).
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
Council Rates
Building Approvals: Ashburton
In the year to August 2026, 9 new dwellings were approved across Ashburton. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Setting
- Elevation
- 614 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 6751, 0 of 2,154 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.5% (10 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6751, 41 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,280 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 5 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 locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Kevin Michel WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kevin Michel ALP | 50.6% |
| 2021 | Kevin Michel ALP | 70.3% |
| 2017 | Kevin Michel ALP | 52.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Mount Sheila?
Every figure above is a locality 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 794 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 Mount Sheila
Is Mount Sheila a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Sheila is low (10/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mount Sheila?
Mount Sheila has a high recorded bushfire history (78/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mount Sheila a good place to live?
Mount Sheila has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (38/100), 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 Mount Sheila?
Mount Sheila, WA had a population of 794 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Sheila, WA?
The postcode for Mount Sheila, WA is 6751.
How far is Mount Sheila from Perth?
Mount Sheila is 1,489 km from Perth CBD by road, about 995 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Sheila?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Sheila was $194,948 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 Mount Sheila?
There are too few current rental listings in Mount Sheila for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $520, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mount Sheila?
The median age of residents in Mount Sheila was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mount Sheila at risk of bushfire?
Mount Sheila has a high recorded bushfire history (78/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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 the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Sheila?
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 Mount Sheila belong to?
Mount Sheila sits within the Ashburton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Mount Sheila?
Across Ashburton, 9 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Mount Sheila in?
Mount Sheila 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
- 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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