Carmel bushfire risk
Of Carmel’s 324 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Carmel’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Carmel address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Carmel
Flood and bushfire areas across Carmel. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Carmel
Carmel 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 Carmel
Carmel is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Who lives in Carmel
At the 2021 Census, 23.1% of Carmel’s 754 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.
Development near Carmel
Kalamunda council approved 185 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kalamunda council area (not just Carmel). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in Kalamunda
Compare Carmel 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.