Riverton (WA), WA
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Riverton is a south-eastern suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, lying about fourteen kilometres from the city with the Canning River forming part of its north-eastern boundary. The suburb began as a subdivision in 1917, and by the nineteen-thirties was known locally as Riverton Bridge, after the old timber bridge that carried the road across the Canning River, a name that also helped distinguish it from the South Australian town of Riverton. One of its green spaces, Clune Park, takes its name from the Catholic Archbishop Patrick Clune, after the Christian Brothers bought land east of the bridge in 1928. The suburb also adjoins the Canning River Regional Park, and its residents are served by the Riverton Leisureplex, a library and recreation centre.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Riverton (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1051, 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 Riverton (WA) 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 Riverton (WA) 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
84/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (84/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
20/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $400 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 20% 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.
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Riverton (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,078
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,906
- SEIFA score
- 1051
- Local government area
- Canning
- Coordinates
- -32.0336, 115.9021
Map of Riverton (WA)
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Housing & property in Riverton (WA)
What it costs to live in Riverton (WA) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $400
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 26%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Riverton (WA) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Riverton (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Riverton (WA) 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 mid-life (45–64) at 25% and 54% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,259 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 850 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,478 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,518 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 983 | 16% |
Share of the 6,088 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 770 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 737 | 35% |
| Rented | 537 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,843 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 195 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 43 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,081 occupied private dwellings in Riverton (WA).
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,215
- Median weekly personal income
- $755
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,218 (54%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,900 (49%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 38 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,309 (74%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,706
- Employed part-time
- 1,100
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 Riverton (WA)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Riverton (WA) 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 Riverton (WA)
Is Riverton (WA) a good place to live?
Riverton scores 84/100 (SEIFA 1,051, top 16% nationally) — a solid performer in the south-of-the-river family belt — with median household income of $1,906 and 54% born overseas, one of the higher overseas-born proportions in this cohort of established southern suburbs. It sits on the Canning River and carries the lifestyle character that comes with river access: cycle paths, parkland, a quieter feel than the arterial suburbs nearby. At 6,078 residents it is a smaller, more intimate suburb within the band of well-scoring southern Perth suburbs.
What is the median rent in Riverton (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Riverton (WA) was $400, 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 Riverton (WA)?
Riverton (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Canning local government area.
What is the population of Riverton (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Riverton (WA) had a population of about 6,078.
Is Riverton (WA) an advantaged area?
Riverton (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1051, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Riverton (WA)?
Riverton (WA) 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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