Telfer Suburb Profile

· Pop. 657

About Telfer

Telfer is a modest-sized suburb around 1290 km from central Perth with a population of 657. The area scores 96/100 for safety, comfortably 44 points above Perth's metro average of 52, with low rates of both property crime and violent offences. Residents have a median age of 34 and household income of $1,083/week.

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

Data last updated: July 2026

Affordability & Property

No price history available

Safety & Crime

Telfer

pop. 657

Safety Score (2023-24)Low crime

WA average

Crime Rate0.0per 100 residents(9 offences)

Crime Mix

Assault

0.5 (3)

Sexual

0.0 (0)

Robbery

0.0 (0)

Threats

0.5 (3)

Homicide

0.0 (0)

Burglary

0.0 (0)

Stealing

0.1 (1)

Vehicle Theft

0.0 (0)

Damage

0.0 (0)

Arson

0.0 (0)

Drugs

0.0 (0)

Weapons

0.3 (2)

Fraud

0.0 (0)

Graffiti

0.0 (0)

Breach VRO

0.0 (0)

Nearby Suburbs

Schools & Education

0 / 100

No school data available

Demographics & Census

34 yrs

Median Age

WA avg: 42 yrs

$1083/wk

Household Income

WA avg: $1720/wk

3.6%

Unemployment

WA avg: 0.0%

Home Ownership

WA avg: 0%

0.0%

WFH Rate

WA avg: 0.0%

4.2

Household Size

WA avg: 2.5

Employment

Telfer

Full-time 37.1%Part-time 5.9%Unemployed 2.0%Not in labour 55.0%

Dwelling Types

Telfer

House 94.2%Other 5.8%

Commute Mode

Telfer

Car 38.0%Transit 40.3%Walk 21.7%

Country of Birth

Australia

59.7%

New Zealand

4.9%

England

4.3%

Philippines

1.4%

South Africa

1.2%

Language at Home

English only

51.6%

Mandarin

0.8%

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