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WA · Denmark Council
Denmark, 6333
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,920
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.2%
Median age
49
Median income
$975/wk
Employment rate
44.4%
Languages at home
4.8%non-English
Most common: Italian, Vietnamese, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Denmark is a regional mid-sized suburb in Denmark Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Perth. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Food and coffee punch above the usual for regional towns, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.
Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability lands around average here: softer community and employment weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus schools and education holding up better.
At a glance
Denmark snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$562/wk
Population (ERP)
2,920
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
18.7%
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
#9
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
6th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
68th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
64th
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
- 49.9/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 31% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2190th in Australia
- State rank
- 212th in WA
- Peer rank
- #9 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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)
- $562
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 316
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
2,920(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +7.2% over 5 years · 68th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +7.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +53
- Change in 5 years
- +196
- Growth rank in WA
- 68th 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 (~3,200), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,691
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $975
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 247 of 1,324
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,377
- Employment rate
- 44.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,007 / 59 / 0 (+ 4 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 3,627
- Against the person
- 983
- Against property
- 1,654
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,242.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 6.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -21.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)435
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order369
- Drug Offences621
- Property Damage421
- Stealing645
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,038
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 64th
School list
- Denmark Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1026 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 427 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Kwoorabup Community SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 89 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Denmark Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1038 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 422 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Hollings Rd Transwa Denmark
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
135 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 8 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Notable café culture — 8 cafés nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 57/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.97
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 5.95
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.34
Food & drink(16)
- Denmark BakeryBakery
- Bar TarifaBar
- Bakery CafeCafe
- Denmark Dairy CoCafe
- Kindfolk CoffeeCafe
- Mrs JonesCafe
- Ravens CoffeeCafe
Unit 1 7 South Coast Highway, Denmark
- Reminisce CafeCafe
- Tea House Books DenmarkCafe
- The Green PantryCafe
- Den BurgerFast food
- Denmark Kebab & Gozleme HouseFast food
Strickland Street
- Mad Fish & ChipsFast food
- Massimo's PlaceFast food
- Denmark TavernPub
- Hiroko CafeRestaurant
Unit 5 69 Strickland Street
Shopping(2)
- Denmark ButchersButcher
10 Hollings Road
- IGA Local GrocerSupermarket
4 Hollings Road, Denmark
Community(4)
- Denmark Community Resource CentreCommunity centre
2 Strickland Street
- Denmark Men's ShedCommunity centre
- LionsCommunity centre
- Denmark Public LibrarLibrary
Health & services(2)
- Dentist
Unit 9 69 Strickland Street
- Denmark Vet Hospital & Paws SurgeryVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(9)
- Hockley ParkPark
- Kwoorabup Community Adventure ParkPark
- Playground (5)
- Denmark Recreation CentreSports centre
- Sports field
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(42)
- Alcohol
- BWSAlcohol
- Denmark DropsAlcohol
36 Hollings Road
- Butter Factory StudiosArt
- Saltbush TradingArt
- WestpacATM
- BankwestBank
77 Strickland Street, Denmark
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (35)
- Monkey Rock Mountain Bike CompanyBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Country Tools & HardwareCar Parts
- Col's Mechanics & SuspensionCar repair
- Denmark Mechanical RepairCar repair
- Pawprint ChocolateChocolate
- Clothes
- Craft
- Drinking water (4)
- OcularEV charging
- Farm
- Tiny Treasures of DenmarkGames
- Garden
- Her Hair DesignHairdresser
- NEE Thai MassageMassage
10 Hollings Road
- Morrison's NewsagencyNewsagent
- Parking (2)
- Parking Entrance
- BPPetrol station
- Petrol station
- UnitedPetrol station
- Picnic Table (11)
- St Leonard's Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
- Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Denmark Australia PostPost office
Unit 3 59 Strickland Street, Denmark
- Public toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Shelter
- J F RicketsSports
- 99.7 Denmark FMStudio
- Telephone
- Vending machine
- Waste Basket (8)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Annie Harrison ParkPark
- Berridge ParkPark
- Fyfe ParkPark
- Hockley ParkPark
- Kingdon ParkPark
- Kwoorabup Community Adventure ParkPark
- Norm Thornton ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Leonard's Anglican Church
- Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Denmark Hospital (1.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Denmark HospitalHospital
- Denmark Medical CentreClinic
- DentistStrickland StreetDentist
- VibeologyAlternative
- YesYes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 52
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 17.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 81 mm · ~10 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 250 mm · ~31 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 466 mm · ~58 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 257 mm · ~32 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Old Denmark District HospitalNorth St, Denmark14171
- Peace TreeCnr Horsley & Scotsdale Rds, Denmark14309
- Red Cross Centre and ShopCnr Price & Mitchell Sts, Denmark14403
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- O'Connor
- Member of Parliament
- Rick WILSON (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,006
- Turnout (2025)
- 86.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -6.6 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 45.7 km away).
Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%
19.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -4.4 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- DenmarkLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- ScotsdaleLabor 53.9% · Coalition 46.1% TPP (2025)6.6 km away
- Youngs SidingLabor 40.2% · Coalition 59.8% TPP (2025)15.9 km away
- RedmondLabor 26.9% · Coalition 73.1% TPP (2025)31.9 km away
- EllekerLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.7% TPP (2025)34.3 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Denmark Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.