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Ridgewood

Ranked #89 of 256 Perth suburbs for parks. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By Formada3D research · Updated October 2026 · Perth
Ridgewood suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Perth
Parks62#89 of 256
Green space56#105 of 256
Transit39#212 of 256
Active & healthy34#229 of 256

Ridgewood suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
18
#226 of 256
Wealth
19
#208 of 256
Value
13
#223 of 256
Parks
62
#89 of 256
Cafés
19
#239 of 256
Transit
39
#212 of 256
Green space
56
#105 of 256
Active & healthy
34
#229 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)
9
#237 of 256

Ridgewood rent, prices and other numbers

Population4,623
Area1.94 km²
Postcode6030
Median household income$1,554/wk
Median rent$350/wk
Median house pricenot available for Western Australia (no open-licence dataset — see method)
Parks8 (2.63 ha per 1,000 people)
Families score48/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park98.4% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues2
Public transport stops0
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)0 schools in the suburb — nearest is Alkimos Baptist College (1.18 km)

Median sale price: not available for Western Australia — Landgate sells suburb sales reports and REIWA's medians are commercial; there is no open-licence suburb-level sale price dataset for WA.

Who lives in Ridgewood

Population
4,623
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$1,554/wk
Median rent
$350/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Ridgewood — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Ridgewood

What is the postcode for Ridgewood?

The postcode for Ridgewood, Perth is 6030.

Is Ridgewood a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Ridgewood is measured on 9 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is parks, ranking #89 of 256 Perth suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Perth for 2 of the 9 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Ridgewood expensive to live in?

Median rent is $350 a week, and household income ranks #208 of 256 in Perth. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 13/100 for value.

Does Ridgewood have good public transport?

It scores 39/100 for transit, #212 of 256 in Perth. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Ridgewood?

98% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.6 hectares per 1,000 residents — 56/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Perth: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-10). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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