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WA · Armadale Council
Harrisdale, 6112
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,951
Growth (1 yr)
+2.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+20.6%
Median age
33
Median income
$2,412/wk
Employment rate
74.9%
Languages at home
45.9%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Mandarin, Malayalam
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Harrisdale is a well-connected established suburb in Armadale Council with everyday amenities close at hand. The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The area is still finding its shape, with new households arriving and the community evolving year by year.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger community and employment, plus schools and education compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Harrisdale snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$680/wk
Population (ERP)
13,951
+2.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
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
#3
among Metro Perth · Growth area
Safety
4th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
80th
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
- 67.3/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 4% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 378th in Australia
- State rank
- 21st in WA
- Peer rank
- #3 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #15 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
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)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 6,277
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
13,951(June 2025)
+2.0% annual · +20.6% over 5 years · 73th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.0%
- 5-year growth
- +20.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +276
- Change in 5 years
- +2,378
- Growth rank in WA
- 73th 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 (~22,000), extrapolated at +9.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 11,667
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,412
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 140 of 3,730
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 74.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,535 / 51 / 0
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)
- 13,351
- Against the person
- 3,987
- Against property
- 7,164
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 957
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -16.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1696
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order888
- Drug Offences1312
- Property Damage1396
- Stealing3737
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,084.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 80th
School list
- North Harrisdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1077 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 805 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Carey Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1114 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 54% · 1,484 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Harrisdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 77% · 1,028 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Harrisdale Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1072 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 2,303 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.3 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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Harrisdale Early Learning CentreYellowwood Avenuechildcare
- Sagewood Early Learningchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
37 public transport stops in this suburb
- Nicholson Rd After Warton Rd
- Nicholson Rd Before Broadway
- Ranford Rd Before Lakey St
- Wright Rd After Splendid Gdns
- Wright Rd Before Lauraine Dr
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
284 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
7 restaurants · 5 cafes · 1 bars · 4 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 17 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 18 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 34 parks mapped in suburb, 17 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 52 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 100/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.43
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.54
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.91
Food & drink(18)
- Bakers DelightBakery
- BellissimoBar
- Bon Bon ChaCafe
- Cafe de ParisCafe
- Hardware CafeCafe
- Muffin BreakCafe
- The Bothy Coffee ShopCafe
35 Wright Road
- Grill'dFast food
5 Wright Road, Harrisdale
- Kai Fish & ChipsFast food
- Smoky Grill HouseFast food
- SubwayFast food
- A2BRestaurant
- Kebab LadsRestaurant
- Koi Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
- PizzaExpressRestaurant
- Saffron ValleyRestaurant
- Sushi SushiRestaurant
- Timber CaféRestaurant
Shopping(6)
- Five Seasons FreshGreengrocer
- ALDISupermarket
Yellowwood Avenue, Harrisdale
- Harrisdale Oriental SupermarketSupermarket
- Napoli MercatoSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Health & services(4)
- Harrisdale Medical CentreMedical clinic
- The Village Medical PracticeMedical clinic
- Discount Drug StorePharmacy
- Harrisdale Animal HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(52)
- Anytime FitnessGym
- Jetts FitnessGym
- Bunnings Play AreaPlayground
- Playground (16)
- Kirby SwimSports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (31)
Transport(29)
29 bus stops
Other(28)
- Bbq (7)
- Bench (67)
- Bicycle Parking (17)
- AutobarnCar Parts
- SisleyClothes
- Just Poppin’Confectionery
- Drinking water (6)
- Smokemart & GiftBoxE-Cigarette
- Fitness Station
- Geometrics HairdressingHairdresser
- New Man Barber ShopHairdresser
- nvmen BarbersHairdresser
- Hammock
- MyPlace Massage & Foot SpaMassage
- NextraNewsagent
- NutriCentreNutrition Supplements
- Supplement MartNutrition Supplements
- SpecsaversOptician
- Parking (2)
- PetbarnPet
- Picnic Table (35)
- Australia PostPost office
- Everest TutoringPrep School
- Bunnings Public ToiletPublic toilets
- My Recovery ClubSauna
- Shelter (6)
- Vending machine (5)
- Waste Basket (12)
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
19 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Baystone ParkPark
- Benalla ReservePark
- Conical ReservePark
- Exchange Avenue ParkPark
- Greenlink ParkPark
- Harrisdale SwampNature reserve
- Harrisdale Youth ParkPark
- Heron ParkPark
- Heronwood ReservePark
- Jim And Alma Baker ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 44
- Parks (OSM)
- 34
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 7
- Nearest hospital
- Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital (8.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Discount Drug StorePharmacy
- Harrisdale Medical CentreDoctor
- Harrisdale PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
- Revival Hub Health & Wellness ClinicAlternative
- Southern River ChiropracticAlternative
- The Village Medical PracticeDoctor
- Western Diagnostic PathologySample_Collection
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)
- 252
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 18.1
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
- 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
- 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 normals — WorldClim 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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Burt
- Member of Parliament
- Matt KEOGH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 119,997
- Turnout (2025)
- 86.1%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.3%Labor 65.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.2 km away).
Coalition 34.9%Labor 65.1%
0.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Harrisdale NorthLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- HarrisdaleLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Piara WatersLabor 65.4% · Coalition 34.6% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Southern RiverLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- Piara Waters EastLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)2.5 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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