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Huntingdale, 6110

Est. population · Jun 2025

10,913

Growth (1 yr)

+3.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+17.7%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,785/wk

Employment rate

62.7%

University qualified

15.4%

Work from home

4.2%

Languages at home

25.9%non-English

Most common: Arabic, Mandarin, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46.3/100
Average

Top 33% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
What Huntingdale is known for: Walkable

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Suburb profile

Huntingdale is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Gosnells Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, with local amenities 117% above the peer median. Rents are relatively affordable. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, with green cover 75% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Armadale Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. Trade-offs centre on lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Huntingdale's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (131)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Crime in the wider Armadale Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Huntingdale compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$675/wk

Population (ERP)

10,913

+3.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.7%

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

#37

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

90th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

20%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

27th

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
46.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2829th in Australia
State rank
227th in WA
Peer rank
#37 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#156 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
93%

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)
$675
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
3,588

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

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

10,913(June 2025)

+3.6% annual · +17.7% over 5 years · 90th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.6%
5-year growth
+17.7%
Change in 1 year
+376
Change in 5 years
+1,642
Growth rank in WA
90th 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 (~13,200), extrapolated at +3.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
9,021
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,785
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
148 of 3,140
Median monthly mortgage
$1,670
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
24.8% / 55.5% / 19.7%
Employment rate
62.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.2% / 2.5% / 76.5%
Walked or cycled to work
0.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,970 / 15 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

15.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 21.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified15.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational21.3% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below54.4% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies23.3%
  • Management and commerce19.7%
  • Society and culture13.5%
  • Health10.1%
  • Education9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,708

39th percentile in WA · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,343

53rd percentile in WA · -1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

13th percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$44,850

20th percentile in WA · -29% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

92nd percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6110 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
29,807
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,323
Median net rent
-$1,672
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,500
Taxable income vs state median
-5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-33%
Super vs state median
-30%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

25.9% speak a language other than English at home; 35.7% born overseas

Language at home
6,388 English only · 2,228 other
Non-English at home
25.9%
Born overseas
3,095 (35.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
284 (3.1%)
Australian citizens
7,532
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Arabic100 · 13.1%
  • Mandarin87 · 11.4%
  • Punjabi78 · 10.2%
  • Urdu56 · 7.3%
  • Tamil54 · 7.1%
  • Persian44 · 5.8%
  • Tagalog38 · 5%
  • Hindi34 · 4.5%

Religion

39.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 39.3%, while Christianity accounts for 37.1%. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.3%42.5%
Christianity37.1%41.1%
Hinduism3.1%2%
Islam10.6%2.5%
Buddhism2.3%2.2%
Other / not stated7.6%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.4%18.7%
Anglican8.6%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.6%3.4%
Pentecostal2%1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Armadale Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
13,351
Against the person
3,987
Against property
7,164
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
61.8
State crime-rate percentile
68.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
956
Median ICSEA percentile
27th
School list
  • Huntingdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 956 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 439 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Southern River CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 941 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 1,209 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Wirrabirra Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 54% · 67 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Wirrabirra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 923 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 366 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Forest Crescent Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 627 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Ashburton Drive Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 931 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 434 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 387 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • ABC Huntingdalekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

45 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Warton Rd After Huntingdale Rd
  • Warton Rd After Matilda St
  • Warton Rd After Mildenhall St
  • Warton Rd After Moss St
  • Warton Rd After Timbercrest Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

286 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 places of worship · 11 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 137 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 11 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 45 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 151 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
72/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.11
Parks per 1,000 residents
2
Food & drink(1)
  • Charco's The Flaming ChickenRestaurant
Shopping(4)
  • Wild Bean CafeConvenience store
  • Huntingdale IGASupermarket
  • Supermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • BP HuntingdalePetrol station

    Cnr Warton Road & Matilda Street

Community(4)
  • Community centre
  • Southern River Community HallCommunity centre
  • ABC HuntingdaleKindergarten
  • Huntingdale Primary SchoolSchool

    85 Matilda Street, Huntingdale

Health & services(1)
  • Huntingdale PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(175)
  • BBQ
  • Balfour StreetCycling route
  • Huntingdale RoadCycling route
  • Ranford Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Armstrong ParkPark
  • Baxter Closer ReservePark
  • Bindoon Loop ReservePark
  • Isaacs Court ReservePark
  • Park (10)
  • Rosebud Close ReservePark
  • Rusthall Way ReservePark
  • Sutherlands ParkPark
  • Sutherlands Park ReservePark
  • Playground (10)
  • Sutherlands PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre
  • Sports field
  • Youth Entertainment Space (YES)Sports field
  • Swimming pool (137)
Transport(41)

41 bus stops

Other(9)
  • Bench
  • Bicycle Parking (5)
  • Garden (24)
  • Lounger
  • Parking (19)
  • Picnic Table (3)
  • Huntingdale Christian ChurchPlace of worship

    8 Bronzewing Street, Huntingdale

  • Shelter (4)
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • High Velocity Ducting Stadium - Southern River Hockey Club

    Hockey

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Armstrong ParkPark
  • Baxter Closer ReservePark
  • Bindoon Loop ReservePark
  • Isaacs Court ReservePark
  • Rosebud Close ReservePark
  • Rusthall Way ReservePark
  • Sutherlands ParkPark
  • Sutherlands Park ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
17.3%
Woodland / forest cover
2.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
22
Parks (OSM)
18
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Huntingdale Christian Church

    8 Bronzewing Street, Huntingdale

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital (7.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Spencer Road Family PracticeGP
  • Western Diagnostic PathologyGP
  • Caring Pharmacy HuntingdalePharmacy
  • ClinicClinic
  • Huntingdale PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
258
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.6

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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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 2.7 km away).

Coalition 30.6%Labor 69.4%

3.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • HuntingdaleLabor 68.7% · Coalition 31.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Thornlie SouthLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Gosnells WestLabor 70.1% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • Thornlie CentralLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Southern River EastLabor 78.3% · Coalition 21.7% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
4/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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