Caversham, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Caversham is more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1026, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Caversham a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Caversham from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
72/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (72/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
21/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $390 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 21% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Caversham at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 7,419
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $2,266
- SEIFA score
- 1026
- Local government area
- Swan
- Coordinates
- -31.8781, 115.9740
Map of Caversham
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Housing & property in Caversham
What it costs to live in Caversham and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $390
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 16%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Caversham demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Caversham demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Caversham using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 36% and 39% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,891 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 730 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,664 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,519 | 20% |
| Seniors (65+) | 616 | 8% |
Share of the 7,420 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 421 | 17% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,568 | 65% |
| Rented | 393 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,271 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 48 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 6 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,414 occupied private dwellings in Caversham.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,423
- Median weekly personal income
- $980
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,797 (39%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,338 (33%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 237 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,395 (64%)
- Labour-force participation
- 72.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 2,449
- Employed part-time
- 1,170
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Caversham
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Caversham is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 15.5°C). The area receives roughly 739 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.4°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 30.6°C | 17.5°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 16.5°C | 43 mm |
| Apr | 23.3°C | 13.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 10.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 103 mm |
| Jul | 15.5°C | 8.7°C | 140 mm |
| Aug | 16.2°C | 8.3°C | 122 mm |
| Sep | 18.2°C | 9.2°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.3°C | 10.9°C | 49 mm |
| Nov | 25.5°C | 13.3°C | 30 mm |
| Dec | 29.4°C | 15.8°C | 10 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Caversham
Is Caversham a good place to live?
Caversham’s Score of 72 (SEIFA 1,026, top 28% nationally) reflects a suburb in a genuinely appealing position: above-average socio-economic standing, $2,266 median household income, and an unusually low unemployment rate of 3.8% against the national 5.9% — the data suggests a settled, working suburb rather than one under economic stress. It sits in the Swan LGA’s 6055 postcode cluster alongside Brabham and Dayton, but has a distinct lifestyle angle the newer estates don’t carry — it is adjacent to the Swan Valley wine and food region, with Caversham Wildlife Park within its bounds. Median age 33 and 39% born overseas put it in the family demographic without the extreme-youth skew of the newest estates.
What is the median rent in Caversham?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Caversham was $390, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Caversham?
Caversham is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Swan local government area.
What is the population of Caversham?
At the 2021 Census, Caversham had a population of about 7,419.
Is Caversham an advantaged area?
Caversham has an ABS SEIFA score of 1026, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 72 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Caversham?
Caversham has average daytime highs of about 22.9°C and overnight lows of about 12.6°C, with roughly 739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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