Herne Hill
WA 6056 · Swan
1,542 (2021) → 1,728 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Herne Hill is a moderate growth suburb in Swan, WA 6056, about 21km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Herne Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 26km inland. Herne Hill has an overall score of 35/100, 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 (6.74%), New Zealand (3.05%), Italy (2.66%), Croatia (1.75%), USA (0.65%)
Top languages: Italian (3.57%), Croatian (2.66%), Vietnamese (0.91%), Arabic (0.78%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.45%)
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 982 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Herne Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1002
Nearby (within 10km)
- Alta-1 College - Middle Swan campusSecondary · Independent · 2.9km
- Swan Christian CollegeSecondary · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1061
- Swan Christian College - Junior School CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.6km
- Middle Swan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 932
- Upper Swan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1013
- St Brigid's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1025
- Moorditj Noongar Community CollegePrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 666
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1035
- Brabham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1023
- Aveley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1017
- Dayton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1042
- Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.9kmICSEA 1064
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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Herne Hill
Is Herne Hill safe?
Herne Hill 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 Herne Hill from Perth CBD?
Herne Hill is about 21.0 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 75 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Herne Hill?
Herne Hill has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1002 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Herne Hill?
Herne Hill has a transport score of 29/100 and 32 bus stops.