Lower Chittering
WA 6084 · Chittering
2,408 (2021) → 2,779 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lower Chittering is a high growth suburb in Chittering, WA 6084, about 49km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Lower Chittering are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 40km inland. Lower Chittering has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 31/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6084 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (14.87%), New Zealand (2.99%), South Africa (1.7%), Scotland (1.29%), Zimbabwe (0.75%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.04%), Greek (0.46%), Arabic (0.37%), Mandarin (0.29%), Serbian (0.25%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Few schools nearby
Very few schools in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for school.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1002 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Immaculate Heart CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 995
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lower Chittering
Is Lower Chittering safe?
Lower Chittering has a residential safety score of 31/100, 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 14,522 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lower Chittering from Perth CBD?
Lower Chittering is about 49.1 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 132 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Lower Chittering?
Lower Chittering has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 995 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lower Chittering?
Lower Chittering has a transport score of 0/100.