WA · Joondalup Council

Duncraig, 6023

Est. population · Jun 2025

17,934

Growth (1 yr)

+1.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.8%

Median age

42

Median income

$2,394/wk

Employment rate

62.9%

Languages at home

11.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, German, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

68.3/100
Good

Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
  • National parks
  • Excellent transport
What Duncraig is known for: Green suburb, Education hub, High desirability, National parks, Excellent transport

Suburb profile

Duncraig is a well-connected established suburb in Joondalup Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.

School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.

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.

The desirability picture is good, powered mainly by community and employment relative to similar metro suburbs.

At a glance

Duncraig snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$950/wk

Population (ERP)

17,934

+1.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.9%

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

#8

among Metro Perth · Established

Safety

1st

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

66th

percentile in WA

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

86th

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
68.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
315th in Australia
State rank
15th in WA
Peer rank
#8 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#10 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$950
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
611

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 lodgementsDepartment 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

17,934(June 2025)

+1.8% annual · +7.8% over 5 years · 66th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.8%
5-year growth
+7.8%
Change in 1 year
+314
Change in 5 years
+1,292
Growth rank in WA
66th 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 (~18,550), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
15,982
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,394
Dwelling vacancy
4.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
283 of 5,827
Median monthly mortgage
$2,208
Employment rate
62.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5,087 / 349 / 99

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian 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)
10,541
Against the person
3,234
Against property
5,397
Rate per 1,000 residents
587.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 5 residents
State safety percentile
0.8th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-16.7%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)1359
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order970
  • Drug Offences940
  • Property Damage1192
  • Stealing2575

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statisticsWestern 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
12
Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
1,104.5
Median ICSEA percentile
86th
School list
  • Duncraig Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 459 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Glengarry Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 396 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Poynter Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 436 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Davallia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 553 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • West Coast Secondary Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1023 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 114 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Greenwood CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 944 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Sorrento Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1109 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 442 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Stephen's SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 2,137 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Duncraig Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,851 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Liwara Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 394 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

81 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Beach Rd After Chessell Dr
  • Beach Rd After Marmion Av
  • Beach Rd After Poynter Dr
  • Beach Rd After Sequoia Rd
  • Beach Rd Before Poynter Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

125 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

2 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 2 places of worship · 16 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for everyday errands
  • Great for outdoor family life32 parks mapped in suburb, 16 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport81 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation18 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
84/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.13
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.44
Parks per 1,000 residents
2
Food & drink(7)
  • Lawley’s Bakery Cafe DuncraigBakery
  • Community Coffee DuncraigCafe
  • Little H CafeCafe
  • 9 Oceans Fish and ChipsFast food
  • HoodburgerFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • Wok in a BoxFast food
Shopping(3)
  • African HeritageSupermarket
  • IGASupermarket
Community(2)
  • Kindergarten
  • Duncraig LibraryLibrary

    Warwick Road

Health & services(2)
  • Duncraig PharmacyPharmacy
  • Duncraig Veterinary HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(18)
  • F45 TrainingGym
  • Playground (16)
  • Sports field
Transport(66)

66 bus stops

Other(16)
  • Vintage CellarsAlcohol
  • NABATM
  • Bench (3)
  • Bicycle Parking (11)
  • Drinking fountainDrinking water
  • Joe N CoHairdresser
  • Nourish and FeedHealth Food
  • Duncraig LaundretteLaundry

    Unit 4 8 Burragah Way

  • Nicha Thai MassageMassage
  • Duncraig Christian FellowshipPlace of worship
  • St Nicholas ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Australia Post-Duncraig LPOPost office
  • Public toilets
  • Shelter
  • TelstraTelephone

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

21 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Castlefern ParkPark
  • Coolibah ParkPark
  • Glenbar ParkPark
  • Glengarry ParkPark
  • Granadilla ParkPark
  • Greenlaw ParkPark
  • Hilton ParkPark
  • Juniper ReservePark
  • Kelvin ParkPark
  • Killen ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
34
Parks (OSM)
32

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

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Duncraig Christian Fellowship
  • St Nicholas Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Glengarry Private Hospital (0.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
  • Carine GladesPharmacy
  • Duncraig PharmacyPharmacy
  • Dungraic Medical CentreBurragah WayClinic
  • Glengarry Private HospitalArnisdale RoadHospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
405
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.6

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 (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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 overlaysState 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 2.4 km away).

Coalition 46.0%Labor 54.0%

1.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • DuncraigLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Duncraig NorthLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Duncraig SouthLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • SorrentoLabor 48.4% · Coalition 51.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Duncraig EastLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)1.5 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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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