WA · Swan Council
Ellenbrook, WA, 6069
Current weather
15.8°CMainly clear
71% humidity · 9.6 km/h wind · 17.8° / 8.1° today · 5.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#76 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Ellenbrook is a mid-sized suburb in the Swan area, home to around 24,668 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $720, 10 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- 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)
- 831 / 725 / 130
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 10
- Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
- 976
- Anne Hamersley Primary SchoolPrimary
- Arbor Grove Primary SchoolPrimary
- Aveley Secondary CollegeSecondary
- Ellen Stirling Primary SchoolPrimary
- Ellenbrook Christian CollegeCombined
- Ellenbrook Primary SchoolPrimary
- Ellenbrook Secondary CollegeSecondary
- Holy Cross CollegeCombined
- Malvern Springs Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Helena's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
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
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
76 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bicycle Parking (10)
- Arrowsmith Avenue after Moulton TrailBus stop
- Arrowsmith Avenue before Woburn Park AvenueBus stop
- Banrock Drive after Elmridge ParkwayBus stop
- Brookmount Drive after Arbor DriveBus stop
- Brookmount Drive after Charlottes VistaBus stop
- Brookmount Drive after Molloy LaneBus stop
- Brookmount Drive before Arbor DriveBus stop
- Cashman Avenue after Maffina ParadeBus stop
- Elmridge Parkway after Jervis DriveBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Broadway Medical Centreclinic
- Clinicclinic
- SILK Laser Clinic Ellenbrookclinic
- SILK Laser Clinic EllenbrookMain Streetclinic
- TerryWhite Chemmartpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 75
- Parks (OSM)
- 70
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 75.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #76 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- childcarechildcarechildcare
- Broadway Medical Centrehealthclinic
- Clinichealthclinic
- SILK Laser Clinic Ellenbrookhealthclinic
- SILK Laser Clinic EllenbrookhealthMain Streetclinic
- TerryWhite Chemmarthealthpharmacy
- Anna Plains Parkgovernmentpark
- Annies Landing Dog Parkgovernmentpark
- Bancombe Parkgovernmentpark
- Boxgrove Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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