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Currambine, 6028

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,562

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.2%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,214/wk

Employment rate

68.8%

University qualified

24.5%

Work from home

7.8%

Languages at home

15.1%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Arabic, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.9/100
Good

Top 5% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
  • High desirability
  • Outer suburban
What Currambine is known for: Walkable, Multicultural, High desirability, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Currambine is an outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Joondalup Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Health access is an exceptional strength. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. School access is strong, with school access 100% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on higher rents and weaker population growth, with median rents 17% above the peer median.

Overall, Currambine suits people prioritising walkability and health access over lower rents.

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

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (87)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Health access is a relative strength
  • School access is strong
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • 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 Currambine compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$790/wk

Population (ERP)

7,562

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.8%

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

#14

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

52nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

22%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

71st

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
59.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 5% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
524th in Australia
State rank
28th in WA
Peer rank
#14 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#23 among Metro Perth 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)
$790
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
874

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

7,562(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +6.2% over 5 years · 52th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+6.2%
Change in 1 year
+93
Change in 5 years
+444
Growth rank in WA
52th 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 (~7,600), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,834
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,214
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
122 of 2,536
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
28% / 50.1% / 21.9%
Employment rate
68.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.8% / 6.8% / 66.4%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,188 / 64 / 163 (+ 4 other)

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

24.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 19.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified24.5% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational19.9% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below44.5% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.9%
  • Health11.7%
  • Society and culture11.6%
  • Education9.4%
  • Architecture and building7.3%
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)
$67,802

77th percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,097

79th percentile in WA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

52nd percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,132

79th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

67th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6028 — 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
16,875
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,036
Median net rent
-$1,586
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,441
Taxable income vs state median
+12%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+37%
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

15.1% speak a language other than English at home; 49.6% born overseas

Language at home
5,615 English only · 998 other
Non-English at home
15.1%
Born overseas
3,283 (49.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
46 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
5,892
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
28

Top languages other than English

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

  • Afrikaans96 · 23.2%
  • Arabic33 · 8%
  • Mandarin32 · 7.7%
  • Polish27 · 6.5%
  • Persian25 · 6.1%
  • Spanish23 · 5.6%
  • Gujarati19 · 4.6%
  • Cantonese17 · 4.1%

Religion

50.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 50.7%, while 39.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.2%42.5%
Christianity50.7%41.1%
Other / not stated10.1%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.6%18.7%
Anglican13.3%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.5%3.4%
Baptist2.7%1.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.3%1.3%

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 Joondalup 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)
10,541
Against the person
3,234
Against property
5,397
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
33.4
State crime-rate percentile
0.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.6%

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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
1,057.5
Median ICSEA percentile
71th
School list
  • Currambine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1045 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 758 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Francis Jordan Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Lake Joondalup Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1102 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,282 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Burns Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1074 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 425 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Beaumaris Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 516 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Joondalup Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 132 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Joondalup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1024 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 381 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Kinross Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 700 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.9 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

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Burns Beach Rd After Mitchell Fwy
  • Shenton Av After Connolly Dr
  • Shenton Av After Delamere Av
  • Shenton Av After Marmion Av
  • Shenton Av After Newmarket Rtt

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

165 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 6 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 10 playgrounds · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 10 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 8 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
80/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.29
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.17
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.61
Food & drink(8)
  • DômeCafe
  • One For The RoadCafe
  • Chicken TreatFast food
  • Currambine Fish & ChipsFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Currambine Bar & BistroPub
  • Kim Hee Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(12)
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop

    1244 Marmion Avenue

  • Currambine SupermartConvenience store
  • Mufasa Biltong DeliConvenience store
  • Currambine CentralShopping centre
  • Currambine Village Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • ALDISupermarket

    86 Delamere Avenue

  • City FarmersSupermarket

    3A Hobsons Gate, Currambine

  • ColesSupermarket
  • Farmer JacksSupermarket
  • The Cheesecake ShopSupermarket

    Unit 6 4 Hobsons Gate, Currambine

  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(5)
  • NABATM
  • RediATMATM
  • BankwestBank
  • BPPetrol station
  • Woolworths Plus PetrolPetrol station
Community(3)
  • Connolly Community CentreCommunity centre

    64 Delamere Avenue, Currambine

  • Currambine Primary SchoolSchool

    28 Ambassador Drive, Currambine

  • Francis Jordan Catholic SchoolSchool

    25 Peterborough Drive, Currambine

Health & services(8)
  • All Over Beauty ClinicClinic

    1244 Marmion Avenue

  • Currambine Family PracticeClinic
  • Grace PodiatryClinic

    13 Hobsons Gate, Currambine

  • Kinross Medical CenterClinic
  • Sunlander Medical CentreClinic
  • Smiles in CurrambineDentist

    Unit 5 10 Chesapeake Way

  • Pharmacy
  • Vet WestVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(35)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Connolly Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Currambine Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
  • Delamere Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Marmion Avenue PSPCycling route
  • Mitchell Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Shenton Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Trigg Beach-Mindarie Beach Cycle RouteCycling route
  • Whithorn Circuit UnderpassCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Gym
  • Caledonia ParkPark
  • Carlton ParkPark
  • Christchurch ParkPark
  • Clermont ParkPark
  • Delamere ParkPark
  • Doncaster ParkPark
  • Fairmont ParkPark
  • Negresco ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Riversdale GardensPark
  • Playground (10)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(31)

31 bus stops

Other(12)
  • Bench (7)
  • Bicycle Parking (11)
  • TABBookmaker
  • Auto Masters CurrambineCar repair

    1244 Marmion Avenue, Currambine

  • Motorcycle Parking (2)
  • Parking (32)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Containers for ChangeRecycling
  • Shelter (5)
  • Taxi
  • TelstraTelephone
  • 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

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Caledonia ParkPark
  • Carlton ParkPark
  • Christchurch ParkPark
  • Clermont ParkPark
  • Delamere ParkPark
  • Doncaster ParkPark
  • Fairmont ParkPark
  • Negresco ParkPark
  • Riversdale GardensPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
12
Parks (OSM)
11
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
7
Nearest hospital
Joondalup Health Campus (2.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
5
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 5
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).

  • All Over Beauty ClinicMarmion AvenueClinic
  • Currambine Family PracticeClinic
  • Grace PodiatryHobsons GateClinic
  • Kinross Medical CenterClinic
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • Smiles in CurrambineChesapeake WayDentist
  • Sunlander Medical CentreClinic
Aged-care services
  • Brightwater Home Care Packages NorthCURRAMBINEHome 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)
165
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.8

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

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
Moore
Member of Parliament
Tom FRENCH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,758
Turnout (2025)
92.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 47.1%Labor 52.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.9 km away).

Coalition 39.0%Labor 61.0%

8.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +11.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CurrambineLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Currambine WestLabor 58.7% · Coalition 41.3% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Burns Beach (Moore)Labor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • JoondalupLabor 60.5% · Coalition 39.5% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • ConnollyLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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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