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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%.

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Flood mapping
3.6%
In a bushfire area
8,049
Mapped properties

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.

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Crime near Mount Lawley

Mount Lawley 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 Mount Lawley

Mount Lawley is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose94.8% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Special purpose

Centre / commercial3.5% of properties

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

Zone: District centre

Centre / commercial1% of properties

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

English37.1%
Australian27%
Irish12.1%
Scottish10.5%
Italian9.8%
Chinese5%

Top countries of birth

England7%
New Zealand2.1%
Italy2.1%
Scotland1.2%
India1.2%
Vietnam1.2%

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 1,467 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,467
Dwellings/yr
621
Houses
846
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Stirling council area (not just Mount Lawley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Lawley 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.