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City Beach, 6015

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,312

Growth (1 yr)

+1.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.8%

Median age

47

Median income

$3,700/wk

Employment rate

57.7%

University qualified

50.8%

Work from home

15.7%

Languages at home

13.2%non-English

Most common: Italian, Mandarin, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

58.8/100
Good

Top 6% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
  • Inner city
What City Beach is known for: Beach, Green suburb, High desirability, Inner city

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Suburb profile

City Beach is a coastal inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Cambridge Council. It is close to the City Beach and the Perry Lakes.

Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 81% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year, and space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on higher rents and limited school access, with median rents 99% above the peer median.

Higher rents are the most material weakness.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Household incomes are a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • School access is sparse

What stands out

  • City Beach
  • Swanbourne Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Perry Lakes
  • Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How City Beach compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$1,390/wk

Population (ERP)

7,312

+1.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.7%

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

#3

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Pop. growth

65th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

95th

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
58.8/100 — Good
State standing
Top 6% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
639th in Australia
State rank
37th in WA
Peer rank
#3 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#6 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
90%

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)
$1,390
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
205

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

7,312(June 2025)

+1.7% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 65th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+5.8%
Change in 1 year
+125
Change in 5 years
+399
Growth rank in WA
65th 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 (~7,550), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,805
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$3,700
Dwelling vacancy
7.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
193 of 2,500
Median monthly mortgage
$4,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$750
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
53.7% / 34.9% / 11.4%
Employment rate
57.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.7% / 3% / 65.3%
Walked or cycled to work
2.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,022 / 123 / 164

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

50.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 5.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified50.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8.7% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational5.2% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below35.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce26%
  • Health18.1%
  • Society and culture13.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.8%
  • Education9.8%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.3%
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)
$86,343

97th percentile in WA · +47% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,483

81st percentile in WA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

96th percentile in WA · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$205,532

100th percentile in WA · +225% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

54th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6015 — 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
5,107
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,027
Median net rent
$3,242
Taxpayers reporting business income
446
Taxable income vs state median
+42%
Salary / wages vs state median
+16%
Rental investment vs state median
+67%
Super vs state median
+222%
Business income vs state median
+13%

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

13.2% speak a language other than English at home; 30.9% born overseas

Language at home
5,736 English only · 872 other
Non-English at home
13.2%
Born overseas
2,044 (30.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
30 (0.4%)
Australian citizens
6,158
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian47 · 15.4%
  • Mandarin32 · 10.5%
  • Greek31 · 10.1%
  • German26 · 8.5%
  • Cantonese21 · 6.9%
  • French20 · 6.5%
  • Spanish20 · 6.5%
  • Arabic12 · 3.9%

Religion

52.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 52.8%, while 38.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion38.9%42.5%
Christianity52.8%41.1%
Other / not stated8.3%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic24.3%18.7%
Anglican16.9%10.1%
Eastern Orthodox3.2%0.9%
Uniting Church2.7%1.6%

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 Perth 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)
12,251
Against the person
2,990
Against property
6,391
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
96.4
State crime-rate percentile
72.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Non-Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related 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
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,148
Median ICSEA percentile
95th
School list
  • City Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1148 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 163 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • The Japanese School in PerthCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1140 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 100% · 39 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Kapinara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1166 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 348 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

52 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Oceanic Dr After Kalinda Dr
  • Oceanic Dr After Marapana Rd
  • Oceanic Dr After Tumut Rd
  • Oceanic Dr Before Bold Park Dr
  • Oceanic Dr Before Tullow Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

294 mapped amenities

3 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 13 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 72 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 13 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 52 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 87 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
59/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.44
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.03
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.65
Food & drink(7)
  • Mary StreetBakery
  • Clancy'sCafe
  • Limestone CafeCafe
  • The KioskCafe
  • Clancy's fish barRestaurant

    195

  • OdysseaRestaurant

    187 Challenger Parade, City Beach

  • RiseRestaurant
Shopping(1)

No named venues listed.

Community(4)
  • Library
  • City Beach Primary SchoolSchool

    30 Marapana Road, City Beach

  • City Beach Residential CollegeSchool

    22 Kalinda Drive, City Beach

  • Kapinara Primary SchoolSchool

    2 Catesby Street, City Beach

Health & services(1)
  • City Beach PharmacyPharmacy

    Unit 8 316 The Boulevard, City Beach

Sport & outdoors(125)
  • BBQ (5)
  • City BeachBeach
  • Scarborough BeachBeach
  • Swanbourne BeachBeach
  • C2CCycling route
  • Challenger Parade Bicycle RouteCycling route
  • Challenger Parade Shared PathCycling route
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Kalinda Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Scenic WalkCycling route
  • The Boulevard Shared PathCycling route
  • West Coast Highway PSPCycling route
  • Drinking water (5)
  • Bold Park Botanic GardensNature reserve
  • Beecroft ParkPark
  • Bold ParkPark
  • Jubilee ParkPark
  • Kapinara School OvalPark
  • Park (7)
  • Waite ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (13)
  • Public toilets
  • Bold Park Aquatic CentreSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (72)
  • Bush to BeachWalking trail
  • Tuart WalkWalking trail
Entertainment(5)
  • Quarry AmphitheatreTheatre

    1 Waldron Drive, City Beach

  • Ocean View LookoutViewpoint
  • Reabold HillViewpoint
  • Viewpoint (2)
Transport(35)

35 bus stops

Other(29)
  • Artwork
  • City BeachAttraction
  • Floreat BeachAttraction
  • Bbq;Shelter
  • Bench (11)
  • Bicycle Parking (12)
  • Bleachers
  • The Gelartful scoopIce Cream
  • Bush to BeachInformation
  • Information (25)
  • 300Parking
  • 301Parking
  • 302Parking
  • C303Parking
  • C305Parking
  • C306Parking
  • C307Parking
  • C308Parking
  • Parking (18)
  • School ParkingParking
  • Tuart Car ParkParking
  • Parking Space (3)
  • Shelter (18)
  • Shower (2)
  • Ocean Gardens VillageSocial Facility
  • Stage
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket (6)
  • Waste Disposal (2)

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club

    Surf Life Saving

  • Floreat Surf Life Saving Club

    Surf Life Saving

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Beecroft ParkPark
  • Bent Street ParkPark
  • Bold ParkPark
  • Cobb Drabble ReservePark
  • Dog ParkPark
  • Jubilee ParkPark
  • Kapinara School OvalPark
  • Ocean Village ParkPark
  • Waite ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
43.9%
Woodland / forest cover
35%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
31
Parks (OSM)
18
Typical summer maximum
29°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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Graylands Hospital (3.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1

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

  • City Beach PharmacyThe BoulevardPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Ocean Gardens IncCITY BEACHHome 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)
90
Participants per 1,000 residents
12.3

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
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • City Beach and Floreat Beach PrecinctChallenger Parade, between Oceanic Drive and The Boulevard, City Beach9108
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Church, City Beach2 Keaney Pl, City Beach13020
  • Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach145 Oceanic Dr, City Beach9102
  • South City Beach KioskChallenger Pde, City Beach26251

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Curtin
Member of Parliament
Kate CHANEY (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,244
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).

Coalition 62.0%Labor 38.0%

9.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • City BeachLabor 37.7% · Coalition 62.3% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
  • City Beach NorthLabor 38.1% · Coalition 61.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • FloreatLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Wembley DownsLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • ChurchlandsLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)2.8 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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

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