IllustrationLocksmith in Mount Hawthorn
A front-door suburb. Only four homes in a hundred here are flats.
Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia 6016 is about 78 per cent separate houses and only 4.3 per cent flats, and about 42 per cent of homes are on a mortgage. That changes the work completely: it is owners improving a home they intend to keep, not landlords turning over tenants.
- Separate houses
- About 78%
- Owner-occupied
- About 72% (ABS 2021)
- Popular here
- Deadbolts, screens and digital locks
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
1920s and 30s homes with protected front doors
Mount Hawthorn was selected for development in 1887, the Hawthorn Estate was subdivided in 1903, and the primary school opened in 1906. Anzac Cottage on Kalgoorlie Street was built in a single day by volunteers in February 1916 and is still there. The character of the place is documented rather than assumed: the City of Vincent’s character retention area for The Boulevarde and Matlock Street describes modest single-storey 1920s and 30s dwellings with street-facing verandas, pitched roofs, chimneys and consistent front setbacks.
That policy is directly useful to a locksmith. It restricts front-setback carports and requires a street-facing habitable window, which means the original front door and its surroundings are actively protected. So on those streets the right answer is almost always to rekey or repair the original lock rather than cut a new lockset into the door — and since carports are restricted, the security conversation is about side access, rear doors and gates rather than a garage door.
Away from the character streets, the suburb is rear-block townhouse infill on subdivided lots. That creates second dwellings behind existing houses, each needing its own keying, which is a different job again from a straight whole-house rekey.
Amco Locksmiths covers Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia 6016. One licensed locksmith, mobile, no call centre and no shopfront to drive to. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock and we will tell you what it needs before we come out.
Everything we do in Mount Hawthorn
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House lockouts opened without damage, at any hour.
Rekeying
Whole-house rekeys after a purchase, a break-in or a lost key.
Lock repairs and new locks
Original 1920s and 30s mortice locks and worn cylinders, serviced rather than replaced.
Screen and sliding doors
Security screen door locks, and keying the screen to the front door where we can.
Digital and smart locks
Digital and keypad locks bought by owners improving a home they plan to keep.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys made in the driveway or on the street.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on site for the household and the rear dwelling.
Business and commercial
The Scarborough Beach Road and Oxford Street shops around Axford Park.
What we get called to in Mount Hawthorn
Whole house on one key
Front, back, laundry, screen and side gate, re-pinned to a single key in about an hour.
Side and rear access
With front carports restricted on the character streets, the back of the house is where security actually matters.
A digital lock on a 1920s door
Plenty will take one. We measure the door thickness and backset before ordering anything.
No surprises on the day
- Price agreed first. You know the cost before any work starts, including after hours.
- Repair before replace. We only swap a lock when it is genuinely worn out.
- Drilling never costs you extra. If a barrel has to be drilled we say so before we start, then fit a new one keyed to your existing key at no charge.
What customers say
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“I highly recommend Magnus from Amco Locksmiths. He was very quick to respond to my enquiry and was able to see me the next day. He showed up on time, had great communication and was very professional and friendly throughout the process.”
Read on Google →“I recently moved to a new house and wanted to change the locks for security. Magnus arrived on time and worked efficiently to do just that, also cutting more windows keys and rekeying the garage remote. He even oiled the squeaky garage door at no cost! I would use Amco again in a heartbeat.”
Read on Google →“Great communication advising when he would arrive. Quick, friendly service and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.”
Read on Google →“Very friendly and replies fast! Definitely recommend!!”
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Straight answers
Can I change the front door lock on a character street?
Yes — and rekeying or repairing the original is usually the better answer, because the character retention area is about keeping the front of the house looking as it does. A character area does not stop you changing a lock.
Does the character area stop me demolishing or altering the house?
Not demolition — the City is explicit that a character area still allows a house to be demolished. It governs what new development looks like. Only a formal heritage area requires approval to demolish.
Can my security screen use the same key as the front door?
Often, if the screen cylinder can be changed to your front door profile. Where it cannot we say so rather than sell you a fix that will not work.
How long is Amco licensed and how long have you been doing this?
Magnus is a WA Police-licensed security installer, licence 30629, with 25 years as a locksmith in Perth, Western Australia.
Does Mount Hawthorn have a train station?
No. The nearest are Glendalough and Leederville. Everything here is done at your door anyway — we are mobile and there is no shopfront to drive to.