Bushmead bushfire risk
Of Bushmead’s 851 mapped properties, 84.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Bushmead’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
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Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bushmead
Flood and bushfire areas across Bushmead. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bushmead
Bushmead sits in the Midland police district, which recorded 22,084 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,084 total. Figures are for the whole Midland police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bushmead
Bushmead is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Who lives in Bushmead
At the 2021 Census, 27.8% of Bushmead’s 677 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in City Of Swan
Compare Bushmead with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.