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Embleton bushfire report

Of Embleton’s 1,976 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Embleton’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.

No data yet
Flood mapping
0%
In a bushfire area
1,976
Mapped properties

Crime near Embleton

Embleton sits in the Mirrabooka police district, which recorded 24,330 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 24,330 total. Figures are for the whole Mirrabooka police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Embleton

Embleton is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose99.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Special purpose

Other0.2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Other0.1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Embleton

At the 2021 Census, 38.3% of Embleton’s 3,600 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English29.4%
Australian23.7%
Chinese8.3%
Irish8%
Scottish7.1%
Italian5.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.8%
Vietnam3.4%
China3.1%
India2.8%
Philippines2.5%
New Zealand1.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Embleton

Bayswater council approved 279 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

279
Dwellings/yr
234
Houses
45
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bayswater council area (not just Embleton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Embleton address:

Nearby suburbs

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.