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Riverton

Ranked #49 of 256 Perth suburbs for schools nearby (osm). 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
Riverton suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Perth
Schools nearby (OSM)76#49 of 256
Green space66#65 of 256
Cafés56#115 of 256
Active & healthy49#132 of 256

Riverton suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
35
#186 of 256
Wealth
44
#145 of 256
Value
27
#186 of 256
Parks
46
#144 of 256
Cafés
56
#115 of 256
Transit
39
#213 of 256
Green space
66
#65 of 256
Active & healthy
49
#132 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)
76
#49 of 256

Riverton rent, prices and other numbers

Population6,078
Area2.65 km²
Postcode6148
Median household income$1,906/wk
Median rent$400/wk
Median house pricenot available for Western Australia (no open-licence dataset — see method)
Parks9 (8.55 ha per 1,000 people)
Families score58/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park93.0% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues9
Public transport stops0
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)2 schools in the suburb — nearest is Riverton Primary Campus (0.3 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 Riverton

Population
6,078
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,906/wk
Median rent
$400/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 Riverton — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Riverton

What is the postcode for Riverton?

The postcode for Riverton, Perth is 6148.

Is Riverton a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Riverton is measured on 9 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is schools nearby (osm), ranking #49 of 256 Perth suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Perth for 3 of the 9 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Riverton expensive to live in?

Median rent is $400 a week, and household income ranks #145 of 256 in Perth. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 27/100 for value.

Does Riverton have good public transport?

It scores 39/100 for transit, #213 of 256 in Perth. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Riverton?

93% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 8.6 hectares per 1,000 residents — 66/100 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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