Shenton Park, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Shenton Park is a leafy inner suburb in Perth's affluent western suburbs, about four kilometres west of the city centre between Kings Park and the coast. It takes its name from a park within it, in turn named for George Shenton, a nineteenth-century mayor of Perth who once owned the land. At its heart is Jualbup Lake, where kookaburras, black swans and long-necked turtles can be seen, fringed by bushland on the ancient Spearwood Dunes. The suburb is home to Shenton College and to two well-known animal shelters facing each other on Lemnos Street, the Cat Haven and the Dogs' Refuge Home. The former Shenton Park Hotel was a celebrated live-music venue that hosted Australian bands such as The Triffids before it became a retirement village.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Shenton Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1126, 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 Shenton Park 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.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Shenton Park 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
98/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (98/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
15/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $420 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 15% 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.
Shenton Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,638
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,313
- SEIFA score
- 1126
- Local government area
- Nedlands
- Coordinates
- -31.9557, 115.7981
Map of Shenton Park
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Housing & property in Shenton Park
What it costs to live in Shenton Park and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $420
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,980
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 32%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Shenton Park demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Shenton Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Shenton Park 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 33% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 936 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 500 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,091 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,151 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 953 | 21% |
Share of the 4,631 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 651 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 488 | 27% |
| Rented | 565 | 32% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,193 | 67% |
| Townhouses & semis | 240 | 13% |
| Flats & apartments | 343 | 19% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,780 occupied private dwellings in Shenton Park.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,507
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,145
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,492 (33%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 661 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 33 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,933 (83%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,280
- Employed part-time
- 901
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 Shenton Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Shenton Park is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Shenton Park
Is Shenton Park a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Shenton Park rates 70/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Shenton Park?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Shenton Park was $420, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,980. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Shenton Park?
Shenton Park is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Nedlands local government area.
What is the population of Shenton Park?
At the 2021 Census, Shenton Park had a population of about 4,638.
Is Shenton Park an advantaged area?
Shenton Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 1126, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Shenton Park?
Shenton Park has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Shenton Park ranks
Shenton Park appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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