Carmel
WA 6076 · Kalamunda
754 (2021) → 777 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Carmel is a stable suburb in Kalamunda, WA 6076, about 22km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Carmel are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 25/100, and is about 31km inland. Carmel has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 72/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (9.55%), Italy (1.59%), Vietnam (1.19%), New Zealand (1.06%), Scotland (1.06%)
Top languages: Italian (3.05%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.8%), German (0.8%), Thai (0.66%), French (0.53%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1017 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Carmel Adventist CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1026
Nearby (within 10km)
- Carmel Adventist College Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1101
- Kalamunda Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1086
- Walliston Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1030
- Lesmurdie Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1032
- Lesmurdie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1045
- St Brigid's CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1057
- Mazenod CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1067
- Pickering Brook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1037
- Falls Road Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1078
- Kalamunda Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1025
- Kalamunda Secondary Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1013
- Kalamunda Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 1073
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Carmel
Is Carmel safe?
Carmel has a residential safety score of 72/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Carmel from Perth CBD?
Carmel is about 22.5 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 79 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Carmel?
Carmel has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1026 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Carmel?
Carmel has a transport score of 25/100.