Mount Claremont bushfire risk

Of Mount Claremont’s 2,234 mapped properties, 12.2% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

No data yet
Flood mapping
12.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,234
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Claremont

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Claremont. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Claremont

Mount Claremont sits in the Perth police district, which recorded 24,462 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 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 24,462 total. Figures are for the whole Perth police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Claremont

Mount Claremont is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban98.5% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: Urban development

Centre / commercial1.2% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local centre

Special purpose0.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure Services

Who lives in Mount Claremont

At the 2021 Census, 32.5% of Mount Claremont’s 4,999 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.3%
Australian31%
Scottish12.5%
Irish11.5%
Chinese7.2%
Italian4.3%

Top countries of birth

England7.3%
South Africa3.1%
China2.1%
Malaysia2%
India1.4%
Scotland1.3%

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

Development near Mount Claremont

Nedlands council approved 126 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

126
Dwellings/yr
78
Houses
48
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Nedlands council area (not just Mount Claremont). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Nedlands

Compare Mount Claremont 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.