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Beachlands, 6530

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,465

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.6%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,177/wk

Employment rate

54.2%

University qualified

18.1%

Work from home

3.5%

Languages at home

8.8%non-English

Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39.7/100
Below average

382nd in WA

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Country town
What Beachlands is known for: Country town

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Suburb profile

Beachlands is a regional town in Western Australia, in Greater Geraldton Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns, and park access is another of the suburb's defining strengths. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. The clearer weaknesses are lower socio-economic advantage and weaker population growth, with population growth 80% below the peer median.

Beachlands's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Western Australia (52)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Park access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Beachlands compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$520/wk

Population (ERP)

1,465

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

14.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#62

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

33rd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

29th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
39.7/100 — Below average
National rank
4493rd in Australia
State rank
382nd in WA
Peer rank
#62 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#110 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$520
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
3,306

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

1,465(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · +1.6% over 5 years · 33th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
+1.6%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+23
Growth rank in WA
33th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,450), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,400
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,177
Dwelling vacancy
14.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
104 of 731
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
23.7% / 33.8% / 42.5%
Employment rate
54.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.5% / 0.6% / 71.5%
Walked or cycled to work
6.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
492 / 128 / 12

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

18.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 19.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified18.1% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational19.1% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below54.9% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies18%
  • Health14.5%
  • Management and commerce13.9%
  • Education13.7%
  • Society and culture13.1%
  • Architecture and building7.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,096

51st percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,484

54th percentile in WA · -1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

42nd percentile in WA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,283

54th percentile in WA · +5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

38th percentile in WA · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6530 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
21,032
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,223
Median net rent
-$776
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,369
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+4%
Business income vs state median
-12%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

8.8% speak a language other than English at home; 16.2% born overseas

Language at home
1,162 English only · 112 other
Non-English at home
8.8%
Born overseas
207 (16.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
133 (9.5%)
Australian citizens
1,223
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Tagalog8 · 30.8%
  • Filipino7 · 26.9%
  • French4 · 15.4%
  • Indonesian4 · 15.4%
  • Australian Indigenous languages3 · 11.5%

Religion

44%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 44%, while Christianity accounts for 42.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44%42.5%
Christianity42.6%41.1%
Other / not stated13.4%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.4%18.7%
Anglican11.9%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.4%3.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Mid West-Gascoyne Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
7,497
Against the person
2,625
Against property
3,363
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
136.8
State crime-rate percentile
78.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-36.5%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
955
Median ICSEA percentile
29th
School list
  • Beachlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 801 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 154 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Geraldton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 397 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Holland Street SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 920 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Geraldton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 883 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 786 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Nagle Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,209 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1008 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 394 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Gumnuts Family Daycarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Burges St After Fraser St
  • Burges St After Shenton St
  • Cutler St After Fitzgerald St
  • Whitfield Pl After Whitfield St
  • Whitfield St After Francis St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

22 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
24/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.43
Community(2)
  • Gumnuts Family DaycareChildcare
  • Beachlands Primary SchoolSchool

    50 Whitfield Street

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Fraser Gregory ParkPark
  • Geraldton Recreation GroundPark
  • Sports field
Other(7)
  • Batavia Coast Maritime InstituteCollege

    133 Separation Point Close, Beachlands

  • Parking (8)
  • Parking Space (4)
  • Picnic Table
  • Geraldton Christian Outreach CentrePlace of worship

    26 Crowther Street, Beachlands

  • Separation Point LookoutShelter
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Fraser Gregory ParkPark
  • Geraldton Recreation GroundPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
34°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Geraldton Christian Outreach Centre

    26 Crowther Street, Beachlands

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Geraldton Health Campus (1.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Acacia Living Group Midwest Home CareBEACHLANDSHome Care
  • Acacia Living Group Midwest Home Care PackagesBEACHLANDSHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
49
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
34° / 18°
Rainfall
26 mm · ~3 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 15°
Rainfall
113 mm · ~14 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 11°
Rainfall
72 mm · ~9 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Durack
Member of Parliament
Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,942
Turnout (2025)
78.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-5.5 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.3 km away).

Coalition 55.6%Labor 44.4%

4.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • GeraldtonLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • RangewayLabor 49.8% · Coalition 50.2% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • Mount TarcoolaLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
  • WonthellaLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • WandinaLabor 40.1% · Coalition 59.9% TPP (2025)4.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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