Spearwood bushfire risk
Of Spearwood’s 6,380 mapped properties, 19.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Spearwood’s bushfire exposure is in line with the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Spearwood
Flood and bushfire areas across Spearwood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Spearwood
Spearwood sits in the Fremantle police district, which recorded 25,624 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 25,624 total. Figures are for the whole Fremantle police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Spearwood
Spearwood is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Spearwood
At the 2021 Census, 35.1% of Spearwood’s 10,944 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 Spearwood
Cockburn council approved 1,366 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cockburn council area (not just Spearwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.