WA · Swan Council

Ellenbrook, 6069

Est. population · Jun 2025

30,198

Growth (1 yr)

+3.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+15.6%

Median age

32

Median income

$1,846/wk

Employment rate

64.5%

Languages at home

20.5%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Arabic, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

63.4/100
Good

Top 8% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 85% confidence

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

Suburb profile

Ellenbrook is a practical established suburb in Swan Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with plenty of young families in the mix. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.

Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.

Reported crime has been falling recently. A growing community is gradually adding fresh energy without losing its local identity.

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

At a glance

Ellenbrook snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$720/wk

Population (ERP)

30,198

+3.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.9%

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 · Growth area

Safety

0th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

88th

percentile in WA

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

36th

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
63.4/100 — Good
State standing
Top 8% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
699th in Australia
State rank
49th in WA
Peer rank
#8 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#34 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)
$720
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,882

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

30,198(June 2025)

+3.2% annual · +15.6% over 5 years · 88th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.2%
5-year growth
+15.6%
Change in 1 year
+946
Change in 5 years
+4,079
Growth rank in WA
88th 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 (~36,000), extrapolated at +3.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
24,668
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$1,846
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
509 of 8,569
Median monthly mortgage
$1,833
Employment rate
64.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
7,198 / 725 / 130

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)
10,510
Against the person
3,082
Against property
5,537
Rate per 1,000 residents
348
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 8 residents
State safety percentile
0.1th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-24.6%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)1419
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order881
  • Drug Offences1010
  • Property Damage1172
  • Stealing2671

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
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
976
Median ICSEA percentile
36th
School list
  • Ellen Stirling Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 555 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Holy Cross CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1040 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,311 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Aveley Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 1,582 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Malvern Springs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 713 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Arbor Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 544 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Aveley North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 770 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.8 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

  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

129 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Pinaster Pde After Gnangara Rd
  • Pinaster Pde After Ponte Vecchio Bvd
  • Pinaster Pde After Woodlake Bvd
  • Ponte Vecchio Bvd Before Mira L
  • Ponte Vecchio Bvd Before Monaco Av

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

84 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 7 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life70 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport129 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
61/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.08
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.12
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.84
Food & drink(3)
  • Coolamon CafeCafe
  • Pink Salt Wholefoods CafeCafe

    Unit 1 150 Coolamon Boulevard, Ellenbrook

  • Charlotte's Vineyard RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Health & services(1)
  • Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(10)
  • Playground (7)
  • Coolamon OvalSports field
  • Ellenbrook Skate ParkSports field
  • Sports field
Transport(51)

51 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Bicycle Parking (10)
  • Parking (7)
  • Shelter

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

39 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anna Plains ParkPark
  • Annies Landing Dog ParkPark
  • Bancombe ParkPark
  • Boxgrove ParkPark
  • Brockman ParkPark
  • Brookmount ParkPark
  • Carew ParkPark
  • Cheriton ReservePark
  • Delapre ParkPark
  • Dunrobin ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
75
Parks (OSM)
70

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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
RAAF Pearce Medical (12.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Broadway Medical CentreClinic
  • ClinicClinic
  • SILK Laser Clinic EllenbrookClinic
  • SILK Laser Clinic EllenbrookMain StreetClinic
  • TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
879
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.1

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
Hasluck
Member of Parliament
Tania LAWRENCE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
113,257
Turnout (2025)
87.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 34.0%Labor 66.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.7 km away).

Coalition 35.7%Labor 64.3%

1.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ellenbrook WestLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Ellenbrook CentralLabor 66.5% · Coalition 33.5% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Ellenbrook NorthLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • EllenbrookLabor 68.7% · Coalition 31.3% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Ellenbrook SouthLabor 63.1% · Coalition 36.9% 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)
4/10
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

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