Mount Hawthorn, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mount Hawthorn is a desirable inner-city suburb of Perth within the City of Vincent, popular with young families for its parks, cafes, bars and restaurants. The area was first marked out for development in 1887, and when a syndicate subdivided its land in 1903 one of the owners named his portion the Hawthorn Estate, after the Melbourne suburb where he had recently stayed. Mount Hawthorn Primary School, opened in 1906, is among the largest in the state and displays a mural honouring May O'Brien, Western Australia's first qualified female Aboriginal teacher. The suburb wears its First World War history with pride: Axford Park recalls the Victoria Cross winner Thomas Axford, while Anzac Cottage on Kalgoorlie Street was built by local tradespeople in a single day in 1916 to house a returned veteran.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Hawthorn is more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1121, 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.
Mount Hawthorn at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 8,183
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,890
- SEIFA score
- 1121
- Coordinates
- -31.9206, 115.8349
Mount Hawthorn demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Hawthorn 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 29%, 26% of homes are rented, and 26% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,870 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 843 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,391 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,253 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 831 | 10% |
Share of the 8,188 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 897 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,245 | 42% |
| Rented | 774 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,310 | 78% |
| Townhouses & semis | 515 | 17% |
| Flats & apartments | 128 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,973 occupied private dwellings in Mount Hawthorn.
- Median weekly rent
- $420
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,518
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,440
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,262
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,062 (26%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,185 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 66 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,667 (77%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 2,796
- Employed part-time
- 1,628
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 Mount Hawthorn
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Hawthorn 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).
Common questions about Mount Hawthorn
Where is Mount Hawthorn?
Mount Hawthorn is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Hawthorn?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Hawthorn had a population of about 8,183.
Is Mount Hawthorn an advantaged area?
Mount Hawthorn has an ABS SEIFA score of 1121, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 97 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Hawthorn?
Mount Hawthorn 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).
Does Mount Hawthorn have high household incomes?
Mount Hawthorn has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 21st-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,890 per week).
Where Mount Hawthorn ranks
Mount Hawthorn appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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