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WA · Kalamunda Council
High Wycombe, 6057
Est. population · Jun 2025
14,509
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.3%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,758/wk
Employment rate
63.1%
Languages at home
9.5%non-English
Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
High Wycombe is a practical established suburb in Kalamunda Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Sport and recreation are easy to access, with local venues supporting active weekends and after-work routines.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trains also serving the suburb. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is good, powered mainly by community and employment, plus schools and education relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
High Wycombe snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$635/wk
Population (ERP)
14,509
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.4%
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
#22
among Metro Perth · Established
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
70th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
34th
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
- 63.5/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 7% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 690th in Australia
- State rank
- 48th in WA
- Peer rank
- #22 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #33 among Metro Perth 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)
- $635
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 975
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
14,509(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +7.3% over 5 years · 70th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +7.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +274
- Change in 5 years
- +987
- Growth rank in WA
- 70th 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 (~15,000), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 12,198
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,758
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 314 of 4,885
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 63.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4,399 / 165 / 5
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)
- 10,510
- Against the person
- 3,082
- Against property
- 5,537
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 724.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.6th (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 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)
- 972
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 34th
School list
- High Wycombe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 387 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Edney Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 386 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 211 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 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
Public transport
72 public transport stops in this suburb
- Kalamunda Rd After Chullwyne Mews
- Kalamunda Rd After Cyril Rd
- Kalamunda Rd After Hawkevale Rd
- Kalamunda Rd Before Abernethy Rd
- Kalamunda Rd Before Newburn Rd
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
257 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 2 bakeries · 7 playgrounds · 129 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 23 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 72 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 138 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 96/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.16
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.07
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.89
Food & drink(13)
- Bakers DelightBakery
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- Bakery
- Cafe
- Perth Cake And Cookie CoCafe
- BabbasFast food
- Chicken TreatFast food
- Fast food (3)
- High Wycombe Kebab HouseFast food
- Matteo's PizzaFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Boab TavernPub
Shopping(5)
- Margaret River Fresh 'n' Tender MeatsButcher
- Convenience store
- ColesSupermarket
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- IGASupermarket
Health & services(1)
- Friendlies PharmacyPharmacy
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
Sport & outdoors(138)
- Gym
- Playground (7)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (129)
Transport(70)
67 bus stops · 3 train stations
Other(19)
- Alcohol
- Thirsty CamelAlcohol
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- BankwestATM
- Bendigo BankBank
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (10)
- TransperthBicycle Parking
- TABBookmaker
- Deli
- FloweromanceFlorist
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- Fountain (3)
- Garden (2)
- Volona & AssociatesHairdresser
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- Hardware
- Pharmacy
- Australia PostPost office
- Freechoice TobacconistTobacco
Unit 26 530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- Flight CentreTravel Agency
530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe
- Vending machine
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
27 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Agraulia Court ParkPark
- Brae Road ReserveNature reserve
- Cyril Road ReserveNature reserve
- Elmore Way ParkPark
- Emms ReservePark
- Fleming ReservePark
- Gladys Newton ParkPark
- Jacaranda Springs EstatePark
- John MacLarty ParkPark
- Larwood Crescent POSPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 27
- Parks (OSM)
- 23
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
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals (5.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- DoctorDoctor
- Friendlies PharmacyKalamunda RoadPharmacy
- High Wycombe General PracticeChipping DriveDoctor
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)
- 421
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.0
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
- Bullwinkel
- Member of Parliament
- Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,364
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.2 km away).
Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%
6.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- High WycombeLabor 58.5% · Coalition 41.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- High Wycombe SouthLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- High Wycombe NorthLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Maida ValeLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Forrestfield NorthLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)3.7 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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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