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Iluka, 6028

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,461

Growth (1 yr)

+2.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+13.5%

Median age

46

Median income

$3,144/wk

Employment rate

68.4%

University qualified

28.9%

Work from home

11.8%

Languages at home

12.8%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Mandarin, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

51.1/100
Average

Top 22% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
  • Green suburb
  • Outer suburban
What Iluka is known for: Coastal, Walkable, Multicultural, Green suburb, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Iluka is a coastal outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Joondalup Council. It has a large overseas-born and multilingual community.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 76% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and limited health access, with median rents 17% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and socio-economic advantage over lower rents.

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

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (87)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Iluka compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$790/wk

Population (ERP)

6,461

+2.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.2%

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

#10

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Pop. growth

78th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

8%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

75th

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
51.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 22% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1791st in Australia
State rank
148th in WA
Peer rank
#10 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#21 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
92%

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)
$790
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
874

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

6,461(June 2025)

+2.3% annual · +13.5% over 5 years · 78th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.3%
5-year growth
+13.5%
Change in 1 year
+147
Change in 5 years
+770
Growth rank in WA
78th 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 (~7,750), extrapolated at +3.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,669
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$3,144
Dwelling vacancy
3.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
61 of 1,907
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$635
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38.7% / 53.4% / 7.9%
Employment rate
68.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.8% / 5.4% / 64.9%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,803 / 16 / 24 (+ 4 other)

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

28.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 16.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified28.9% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified12.3% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational16.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below42.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce27%
  • Engineering and related technologies20.3%
  • Health12.6%
  • Society and culture10%
  • Education9.4%
  • Architecture and building5.8%
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)
$67,802

77th percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,097

79th percentile in WA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

52nd percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,132

79th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

67th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6028 — 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
16,875
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,036
Median net rent
-$1,586
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,441
Taxable income vs state median
+12%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+37%
Business income vs state median
+13%

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

12.8% speak a language other than English at home; 53.3% born overseas

Language at home
4,820 English only · 710 other
Non-English at home
12.8%
Born overseas
2,959 (53.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
30 (0.5%)
Australian citizens
5,043
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24

Top languages other than English

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

  • Afrikaans88 · 29.6%
  • Mandarin27 · 9.1%
  • Arabic23 · 7.7%
  • Cantonese19 · 6.4%
  • Gujarati19 · 6.4%
  • Punjabi13 · 4.4%
  • Vietnamese11 · 3.7%
  • Croatian10 · 3.4%

Religion

56.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 56.5%, while 35% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion35%42.5%
Christianity56.5%41.1%
Other / not stated8.5%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.4%18.7%
Anglican17.9%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)4.1%3.4%
Baptist2.1%1.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%1.3%
Uniting Church2.1%1.6%

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 Joondalup 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)
10,541
Against the person
3,234
Against property
5,397
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
33.4
State crime-rate percentile
1.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.6%

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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,070
Median ICSEA percentile
75th
School list
  • Burns Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1074 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 425 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Francis Jordan Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Beaumaris Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 516 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Currambine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1045 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 758 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Kinross CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1029 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,027 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 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

  • Nido Early Learning Centerchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

17 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Burns Beach Rd After Kontari Lnk
  • Delgado Pde After Burns Beach Rd
  • Marmion Av After Miami Beach Prom
  • Ocean Pde After Burns Beach Rd
  • Shenton Av After Constellation Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

64 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 4 playgrounds · 1 caravan parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 17 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
74/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.18
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.71
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.41
Food & drink(4)
  • Bar
  • SistasCafe
  • MeltFast food
  • The IlukaRestaurant
Shopping(3)
  • Porters LiquorBottle shop
  • IGASupermarket
Community(1)
  • Nido Early Learning CenterChildcare
Health & services(1)
  • Iluka PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(18)
  • Burns Beach PSPCycling route
  • Connolly Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Delamere Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Marmion Avenue PSPCycling route
  • Trigg Beach-Mindarie Beach Cycle RouteCycling route
  • Discovery ParkPark
  • Park (5)
  • Sir James McCusker ParkPark
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Burns Beach Caravan ParkCaravan park
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(18)

18 bus stops

Other(10)
  • Bench (4)
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • Bleachers
  • Iluka Foreshore Parking StationParking
  • Parking (3)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter (2)
  • Shower
  • Water Point
  • Allied HealthYes

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

  • Beaumaris Sports Association

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Discovery ParkPark
  • Sir James McCusker ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
8
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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Joondalup Health Campus (4.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

  • Allied HealthYes

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
103
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.9

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
Moore
Member of Parliament
Tom FRENCH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,758
Turnout (2025)
92.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 47.1%Labor 52.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

3.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +10.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Burns Beach (Moore)Labor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Currambine WestLabor 58.7% · Coalition 41.3% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Ocean Reef NorthLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • CurrambineLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Ocean ReefLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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

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