Lower King
WA 6330 · Albany
1,890 (2021) → 2,034 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lower King is a high growth suburb in Albany, WA 6330, about 385km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Lower King are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 25/100, and is right by the coast. Lower King has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (9.37%), South Africa (2.17%), New Zealand (1.53%), Scotland (0.69%), Germany (0.58%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.22%), Filipino (0.53%), German (0.37%), Mandarin (0.26%), French (0.26%)
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 996 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Great Southern Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1074
- Flinders Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 975
- Alta-1 College - Collingwood Heights CampusSecondary · Independent · 5.2km
- Alta-1 College - Albany Middle SchoolSecondary · Independent · 5.5km
- Australian Christian College - SouthlandsCombined · Independent · 5.6kmICSEA 1039
- St Joseph's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 1020
- Spencer Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 917
- Spencer Park Education Support CentrePrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 943
- OneSchool Global WA - Albany CampusCombined · Independent · 7.5km
- Bethel Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 8.3kmICSEA 1012
- Albany Secondary Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 950
- North Albany Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 968
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
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around 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 King
Is Lower King safe?
Lower King has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lower King from Perth CBD?
Lower King is about 385.0 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Lower King?
Lower King has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lower King?
Lower King has a transport score of 25/100 and 14 bus stops.