Salmon Gums Suburb Profile

· Pop. 146

About Salmon Gums

Salmon Gums is a small suburb around 550 km from central Perth with a population of 146. It has 1 school with a combined rating of 58/100, above average. The suburb's median age of 48 and household income of $900/week sit near the broader average.

Sources: WA Police, realestate.com.au, REIWA, WA Rental Bonds, ABS Census 2021, ACARA.

Data last updated: July 2026

Affordability & Property

Price History

Safety & Crime

Salmon Gums

pop. 146

Safety Score (2023-24)High crime

WA average

Crime Rate0.0per 100 residents(2 offences)

Crime Mix

Assault

0.7 (1)

Sexual

0.0 (0)

Robbery

0.0 (0)

Threats

0.0 (0)

Homicide

0.0 (0)

Burglary

0.0 (0)

Stealing

0.7 (1)

Vehicle Theft

0.0 (0)

Damage

0.0 (0)

Arson

0.0 (0)

Drugs

0.0 (0)

Weapons

0.0 (0)

Fraud

0.0 (0)

Graffiti

0.0 (0)

Breach VRO

0.0 (0)

Nearby Suburbs

Schools & Education

58 / 100

Good

1 school in suburb

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Salmon Gums Primary SchoolPrimaryGovernment58

NAPLAN Scores

Overall

Administration

Fees

$114

Students

Ratio

6:1

Attend.

89%

Demographics

ICSEA

1023

Gender

53%/47%

Indig.

LBOTE

Demographics & Census

48 yrs

Median Age

WA avg: 42 yrs

$900/wk

Household Income

WA avg: $1720/wk

0.0%

Unemployment

WA avg: 0.0%

58%

Home Ownership

WA avg: 0%

29.6%

WFH Rate

WA avg: 0.0%

2.7

Household Size

WA avg: 2.5

Employment

Salmon Gums

Full-time 37.0%Part-time 17.1%Not in labour 45.9%

Dwelling Types

Salmon Gums

House 94.5%Other 5.5%

Commute Mode

Salmon Gums

Car 37.1%Bicycle 4.8%Walk 19.4%WFH 38.7%

Country of Birth

Australia

83.6%

England

5.5%

Language at Home

English only

93.4%

Italian

2.2%

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 · WA Rental Bonds · WA Police Crime · MySchool (ACARA) · Privacy

Period	Houses	WA median
2018	$90k	—
2019	$70k	—
2020	$35k	—
2021	—	$364k
2022	—	$400k
2023	$65k	$430k
2024	$140k	$500k
2025	$223k	$576k