Mount Lawley bushfire risk
Of Mount Lawley’s 8,049 mapped properties, 3.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Mount Lawley’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Mount Lawley address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mount Lawley
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Lawley. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Lawley
Mount Lawley sits in the Mirrabooka police district, which recorded 23,984 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 23,984 total. Figures are for the whole Mirrabooka police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Lawley
Mount Lawley is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special purpose
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 Lawley
At the 2021 Census, 31.7% of Mount Lawley’s 11,328 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 Lawley
Stirling council approved 1,514 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Stirling council area (not just Mount Lawley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10/30A Coode Street, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 14/10 Braeside Road, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 203 Central Avenue, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 24 Pakenham Street, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 3 Caythorpe Lane, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 3 Flintoff Lane, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 48 Alexander Drive, Mount Lawley WA 6050
- 9/16 Queens Crescent, Mount Lawley WA 6050
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Stirling
Compare Mount Lawley 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.