Kelmscott, WA
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Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kelmscott is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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 Kelmscott 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.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Kelmscott 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
18/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (18/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
49/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $290 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 49% 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.
Kelmscott at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,575
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,355
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Local government area
- Armadale
- Coordinates
- -32.1118, 116.0243
Map of Kelmscott
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Housing & property in Kelmscott
What it costs to live in Kelmscott and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $290
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,500
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 70%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 27%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kelmscott demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kelmscott demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kelmscott 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 26% and 32% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,863 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,271 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,742 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,723 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,986 | 19% |
Share of the 10,585 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,240 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,647 | 40% |
| Rented | 1,095 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,334 | 81% |
| Townhouses & semis | 639 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 84 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,096 occupied private dwellings in Kelmscott.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,702
- Median weekly personal income
- $682
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,092 (32%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,189 (12%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 388 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,941 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Employed full-time
- 2,750
- Employed part-time
- 1,646
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 Kelmscott
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kelmscott 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 Kelmscott
Is Kelmscott a good place to live?
Kelmscott sits in the Armadale LGA corridor and scores 18/100 (SEIFA 921, bottom 18% nationally) — unemployment at 8.1% and median household income of $1,355 — which places it in the same disadvantaged tier as Armadale proper but at a slightly higher SEIFA. It has a train station on the Armadale Line and is one of the older established suburbs on the south-eastern corridor, with the Darling Range escarpment as its back fence and the town character that comes from being there longer than the new-growth estates. The search demand rising on the back of Armadale’s price-growth halo is real, but investors reading this as a proxy for Armadale’s gains are a different audience from residents currently living here, and the guide should serve the residents.
What is the median rent in Kelmscott?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Kelmscott was $290, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Kelmscott?
Kelmscott is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Armadale local government area.
What is the population of Kelmscott?
At the 2021 Census, Kelmscott had a population of about 10,575.
Is Kelmscott an advantaged area?
Kelmscott has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kelmscott?
Kelmscott 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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