Welshpool
WA 6106 · Canning
16 (2021) → 16 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Welshpool is a suburb in Canning, WA 6106, about 10km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Welshpool are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 75/100, and is about 18km inland. Welshpool has an overall score of 71/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6106 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: Philippines (56.25%)
Top languages: Tagalog (56.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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 1041 (above 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)
- Queens Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1005
- St Norbert CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1060
- Gibbs Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1043
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1075
- Kewdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 993
- Australian Islamic College (Kewdale)Combined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1037
- Sevenoaks Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 964
- Cannington Community CollegeCombined · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 983
- Cannington Community Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 984
- School Of Special Educational Needs: Medical And Mental Health - Bentley HospitalCombined · Government · 2.7km
- Carlisle Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1062
- Wattle Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1073
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
No data
Childcare data isn't available for this suburb.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register · Updated July 2026
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Welshpool
How far is Welshpool from Perth CBD?
Welshpool is about 9.6 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 41 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Welshpool?
Welshpool has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Welshpool?
Welshpool has a transport score of 75/100 and 49 bus stops.