Mount Hawthorn bushfire report
Of Mount Hawthorn’s 4,228 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Mount Hawthorn’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Crime near Mount Hawthorn
Mount Hawthorn sits in the Perth police district, which recorded 24,586 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 24,586 total. Figures are for the whole Perth police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Hawthorn
Mount Hawthorn is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: District centre
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local centre
Who lives in Mount Hawthorn
At the 2021 Census, 25.2% of Mount Hawthorn’s 8,183 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 Mount Hawthorn
Vincent council approved 249 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Vincent council area (not just Mount Hawthorn). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5 Seabrook Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 2 Keats Lane, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 1 East Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 30 Lynton Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 21 Berryman Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 10 Blackford Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 143 Shakespeare Street, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
- 4 Gibney Avenue, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
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.