Lower Chittering bushfire risk
Of Lower Chittering’s 1,035 mapped properties, 67.3% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Lower Chittering’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Lower Chittering
Flood and bushfire areas across Lower Chittering. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lower Chittering
Lower Chittering sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,235 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,235 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Lower Chittering
Lower Chittering is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Lower Chittering
At the 2021 Census, 27.1% of Lower Chittering’s 2,408 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 Lower Chittering
Chittering council approved 109 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Chittering council area (not just Lower Chittering). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 398 Wandena Road, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 17 Thornbill Place, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 4284 Great Northern Highway, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 40 Galloway Rise, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 26 Sollya Retreat, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 130 Citron Way, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 45 Guernsey Rise, Lower Chittering WA 6084
- 216 Powderbark Road, Lower Chittering WA 6084
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.