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Piara Waters bushfire risk

Of Piara Waters’s 7,343 mapped properties, 14.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

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

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Flood mapping
14.6%
In a bushfire area
7,343
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Piara Waters

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

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Crime near Piara Waters

Piara Waters sits in the Armadale police district, which recorded 25,930 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 25,930 total. Figures are for the whole Armadale police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Piara Waters

Piara Waters is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban99.9% of properties

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

Zone: Urban development

Other0.1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Other0% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Piara Waters

At the 2021 Census, 50.1% of Piara Waters’s 15,029 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English22.4%
Australian19.8%
Indian17.5%
Chinese10%
Scottish4.4%
Irish4.2%

Top countries of birth

India15%
England4%
Malaysia3.5%
Philippines3.1%
South Africa3%
New Zealand2.5%

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

Development near Piara Waters

Armadale council approved 1,545 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,545
Dwellings/yr
1,496
Houses
49
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Armadale council area (not just Piara Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Piara Waters 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.