Ferndale
WA 6148 · Canning
4,457 (2021) → 4,714 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ferndale is a stable suburb in Canning, WA 6148, about 11km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Ferndale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 74/100, and is about 16km inland. Ferndale has an overall score of 78/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.12%), Malaysia (3.01%), New Zealand (2.6%), China (2.38%), India (2.06%)
Top languages: Mandarin (4.4%), Cantonese (1.21%), Arabic (0.74%), Spanish (0.65%), Vietnamese (0.65%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
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 1048 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Fountain College - Ferndale CampusCombined · IndependentICSEA 1021
Nearby (within 10km)
- Fountain College - Lynwood CampusPrimary · Independent · 0.8km
- Bannister Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1040
- Lynwood Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 993
- Brookman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 936
- Parkwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1030
- Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1020
- St Jude's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1035
- Rehoboth Christian College - Wilson CampusPrimary · Independent · 2km
- Al-Ameen CollegeCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1090
- Cannington Community CollegeCombined · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 978
- Cannington Community Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 993
- Bentley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 953
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 Ferndale
Is Ferndale safe?
Ferndale has a residential safety score of 70/100, 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 Ferndale from Perth CBD?
Ferndale is about 10.7 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 44 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Ferndale?
Ferndale has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1021 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ferndale?
Ferndale has a transport score of 74/100 and 34 bus stops.