Roller shutters for Wilson homes

Nine years of WA Police figures show Wilson's burglary count well down from where it began. There were 134 in 2017. By 2021 the count was 59, and in 2025 it was 45, a fall of 23.7% over the last five years.

Those 45 burglaries equal 6.8 per 1,000 residents, while metropolitan Perth recorded 4.0. The suburb figure covers homes and businesses together.

Where shutters help is at the openings themselves. A lowered roller shutter is a physical barrier on windows and doors, which makes forced entry slower and noisier.

According to Landgate, development of the Wilson area began in 1954, when the State Housing Commission resumed some land and T.M. Burke Pty Ltd subdivided some adjoining land. The name, approved in January 1960, commemorates GH Wilson, a local landholder and nurseryman who chaired the Canning Road Board. At the 2021 Census separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied dwellings, against 77.8% for Greater Perth, with 3.6% semi-detached, terrace or townhouses and 0.6% flats.

Home ownership is lower than that house share might suggest: 58.0%, against 70.4% across Greater Perth. Landlords as well as owner occupiers can book a measure.

On a Wilson house, residential roller shutters usually start at the bedrooms, then the back sliding door. For the patio, crank handle blinds, Ziptrak and motorised blinds can close in the space.

Places in Wilson are on the City of Canning Heritage List, adopted in June 2022. For a listed place, the City says a development application must be submitted before a building permit application for any works to the heritage place, and that includes shutters.

If your home is not listed, the state exemption for a single house is the test. It applies where the R-Codes apply, the work meets the deemed-to-comply provisions, and the place is not heritage protected, a term that covers places on a local heritage list and places within a heritage area.

With 17.0% of residents aged 65 and over, the WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate is worth checking. It names security window screens or window shutters as an eligible item and is capped at $400 per household.