Roller shutters for Nedlands homes

Nedlands had 38 burglaries in 2025. Per 1,000 residents that is 3.6, a touch under the metropolitan Perth rate of 4.0.

Over five years the direction is down. The count was 54 in 2021, so 2025 came in 29.6% lower, and the 2017 figure of 101 was well over double the 2025 count. The most recent step was down as well: 61 in 2024, then 38.

Car crime moved the same way. Motor vehicle thefts went from 20 in 2021 to 2 in 2025.

A rate below the metro figure is still not zero. A roller shutter puts a physical barrier on windows and doors, and when it is closed it makes forced entry slower and noisier. That is the honest case for one, and it sits alongside locks and lighting rather than replacing them.

In the 2021 Census, 75.2% of occupied dwellings in Nedlands were separate houses, a little below 77.8% across Greater Perth. Another 15.7% were semi-detached, terrace or townhouses, and 9.1% were flats. Landgate says development of the area mainly occurred between 1910 and 1920. The name comes from Ned's Land, the 1854 estate Colonel John Bruce intended for his son Edward.

On a house, residential roller shutters can go on bedrooms and large sliding doors. The slats are Ozroll aluminium, cut to size in our Wangara factory. If your townhouse or unit belongs to a strata scheme, the default by-laws require the strata company's written consent for anything visible from outside the lot that is not in keeping with the building, and an owner must give 14 days' written notice before altering the structure of a lot.

Out the back, Slidetrack and Ziptrak blinds can close in an alfresco. Our nearest example is 4.7 km away in Floreat: we installed two motorised Slidetrack blinds there, in a Basalt frame with 99% Basalt Vistaweave mesh (Floreat Slidetrack project).

Most of Nedlands is in the City of Nedlands, with a small part in the City of Perth. For a single house, state planning rules exempt alterations such as shutters from development approval when the R-Codes apply, the work meets the deemed-to-comply provisions and the place is not heritage protected.

Heritage is the condition to check here. The City of Nedlands says inclusion on its Heritage List has implications for developing a property over and above the requirements of the local planning framework, and the list includes places in Nedlands. A heritage survey and review of the list is under way in 2026, with Council consideration expected late in the year, so listings may change.

Townhouse and unit owners in a strata scheme also need the strata company's approval, which Landgate notes is in addition to any council approval. If you hold a Seniors Card, the WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate lists security window screens or window shutters as eligible items, up to $400 per household.