Background Check Perth

People ask us for a background check in Perth for two reasons above all others: a new partner whose story has gaps, and a prospective business partner whose confidence is running ahead of the paperwork. Our searches run across more than a hundred databases and take in dating and social networking activity as well as conventional records, so what comes back is a picture rather than a single result. A great many people here arrived from somewhere else, whether that is the eastern states, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or a regional mining town, and a history formed three thousand kilometres away is not something you can casually ask a mutual friend about. That distance is why it pays to check properly rather than take somebody at their word.

Background Checks in Perth

Perth is often called a big country town, and the social circles really do overlap. The problem is that they only overlap for people who grew up here. Someone who moved over for a resources job six months ago arrives with no local history, so the usual test of asking around does not work. That is the most common check we run in this city: a new partner met online, plausible, and unverifiable west of the Nullarbor. The second is commercial. Perth business runs heavily on contracting, consulting and small operations serving mining and construction, clustered through West Perth, Osborne Park, Malaga, Canning Vale and the Kwinana and Henderson industrial areas. Somebody is invited to put money into a venture, or to guarantee a lease, and the person asking has an impressive account of previous projects that nobody has actually tested. A search will often show a different pattern of trading names, addresses and associations than the one described over coffee in Subiaco. There are family driven requests too: a parent in the western suburbs uneasy about an adult child’s new relationship, or someone in Mandurah about to sell up and move in with a partner of a year. Dating and social checks matter here because, with people living so far apart, online is where most Perth couples now meet.

What is included

  • A search across more than one hundred databases
  • Dating and social networking activity, which is often where the picture changes
  • Checks on a new partner, or on someone you are about to go into business with
  • Results compiled into one readable report rather than a pile of raw records
  • Turnaround that does not depend on anyone attending in person

Working in and around Perth

The cost is distance. A follow that begins in Joondalup and finishes in Baldivis is a genuine cross-city day, and Tonkin Highway or Roe Highway is often the only way across the grain of the city. The Swan River is a social divide as much as a physical one, and people who live north of the river and work well south of it remain the exception.

Areas we cover

Background checks are run for clients across Perth, including Joondalup, Hillarys, Scarborough, Cottesloe, Claremont, Subiaco, Victoria Park, Fremantle, Rockingham, Baldivis, Mandurah, Armadale, Midland and Kalamunda.

We also work across the western suburbs, the northern corridor, south of the river, the Perth Hills and the Peel region.

Frequently asked questions

What does a background check in Perth actually cover?

We search more than a hundred databases, covering identity and address history, business and directorship associations, and dating and social networking activity. You get a written report setting out what was found and what was not. If something looks inconsistent, we say so plainly rather than leaving you to interpret it.

Can you check someone who only recently moved to Perth?

Yes, and that is a large share of the work here. A person who arrived from interstate or overseas for a resources job may have almost no local footprint, so the searches reach beyond Western Australia. Recent arrival is a reason to check, not a reason checking will fail.

Will the person find out I ran a check on them?

No. The work is done entirely from records and open sources, with no contact made with the subject and nothing that would prompt a notification. Your enquiry stays between you and our team, whether it concerns a new partner or someone you are considering going into business with.

How long does a background check take?

Most reports come back within a few business days, and we will tell you at the outset if a particular search is likely to take longer. If you are working to a deadline, a settlement date, a contract signing, a flight, say so when you call and we will confirm what is realistic.

Other services in Perth

Working elsewhere in Western Australia? See Private investigator Western Australia. For the national overview of this service, see How we can help.

Speak to us

Ready to order a background check? Tell us what is going on and we will tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would involve and what it would cost. Everything you tell us stays between us. Contact Parramatta Private Investigations