Salter Point
WA 6152 · South Perth
2,913 (2021) → 3,169 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Salter Point is a high growth suburb in South Perth, WA 6152, about 8km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Salter Point are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 79/100, and is about 11km inland. Salter Point has an overall score of 85/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 71/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.12%), Malaysia (3.4%), India (1.72%), Singapore (1.44%), New Zealand (1.37%)
Top languages: Mandarin (3.57%), Cantonese (1.24%), Indonesian (1.17%), Persian ED (0.96%), Italian (0.82%)
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 1080 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Aquinas CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1114
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Pius X Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1138
- Manning Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1122
- Rossmoyne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1148
- Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1016
- Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1149
- Shelley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1148
- Como Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1074
- Rossmoyne Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1133
- Brentwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1113
- St Benedict's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1143
- Queen of Apostles SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1107
- Alta-1 College - Como CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.7km
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Salter Point
Is Salter Point safe?
Salter Point has a residential safety score of 71/100, 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 Salter Point from Perth CBD?
Salter Point is about 8.2 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 37 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Salter Point?
Salter Point has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1114 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Salter Point?
Salter Point has a transport score of 79/100 and 18 bus stops.