WA · Wanneroo Council

Koondoola, 6064

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,089

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.9%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,185/wk

Employment rate

45.9%

University qualified

9.1%

Work from home

2.8%

Languages at home

50.3%non-English

Most common: Vietnamese, Arabic, Serbian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

38.9/100
Below average

403rd in WA

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
What Koondoola is known for: Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Koondoola is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Wanneroo Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. Green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents over school quality.

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

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Koondoola compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

4,089

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.3%

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

#66

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

45th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

36%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

19th

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
38.9/100 — Below average
National rank
4711th in Australia
State rank
403rd in WA
Peer rank
#66 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#224 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
90%

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)
1,760

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

4,089(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +1.9% over 5 years · 45th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+1.9%
Change in 1 year
+39
Change in 5 years
+77
Growth rank in WA
45th 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 (~4,100), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,919
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,185
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
103 of 1,407
Median monthly mortgage
$1,387
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$285
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.5% / 37% / 35.6%
Employment rate
45.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
2.8% / 3% / 77.2%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,122 / 182 / 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

9.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 15.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified9.1% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified6% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational15.6% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below69.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture19.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies19%
  • Management and commerce18.6%
  • Health9.2%
  • Architecture and building7.3%
  • Education7.2%
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)
$53,060

21st percentile in WA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$58,524

38th percentile in WA · -10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

4th percentile in WA · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$37,434

13th percentile in WA · -41% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

88th percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6064 — 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
19,236
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,389
Median net rent
-$687
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,264
Taxable income vs state median
-13%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
-42%
Super vs state median
-41%
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

50.3% speak a language other than English at home; 51.2% born overseas

Language at home
1,793 English only · 1,818 other
Non-English at home
50.3%
Born overseas
1,864 (51.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
204 (5.2%)
Australian citizens
2,920
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

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

  • Vietnamese179 · 39.4%
  • Arabic79 · 17.4%
  • Serbian33 · 7.3%
  • Urdu17 · 3.7%
  • Hindi16 · 3.5%
  • Macedonian15 · 3.3%
  • Mandarin13 · 2.9%
  • Gujarati11 · 2.4%

Religion

42.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 42.8%, while 27.5% reported no religion. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion27.5%42.5%
Christianity42.8%41.1%
Islam11.1%2.5%
Buddhism7.9%2.2%
Other / not stated10.7%11.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.5%18.7%
Baptist7.8%1.6%
Christian (not further defined)6%3.4%
Anglican5.3%10.1%
Eastern Orthodox2.3%0.9%

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
1.8th (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
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
929
Median ICSEA percentile
19th
School list
  • Waddington Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 834 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 82 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Burbridge SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 64 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Koondoola Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 871 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 85% · 279 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Mercy CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 988 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 1,574 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Roseworth Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 959 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Roseworth Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 899 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 299 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Alinjarra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 977 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 339 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Dryandra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 883 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 176 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Emmanuel Christian Community SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 973 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 711 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Boyare Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 887 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 176 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

35 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Marangaroo Dr After Koondoola Av
  • Marangaroo Dr After Northumberland Av
  • Marangaroo Dr After The Avenue
  • Marangaroo Dr Before Callison Wy
  • Mirrabooka Av After Marangaroo Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

75 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 35 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
34/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.51
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.04
Food & drink(2)
  • The Burbridge TavernPub
  • Kumleng ChineseRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • Bottle shop
Everyday services(2)
  • Petrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(5)
  • Burbridge SchoolSchool

    46 Burbridge Avenue, Koondoola

  • KindergartenSchool
  • Koondoola Primary SchoolSchool

    50 Burbridge Avenue, Koondoola

  • Mercy CollegeSchool

    Mirrabooka Avenue

  • Waddington Primary SchoolSchool

    15 Henniker Way, Koondoola

Sport & outdoors(15)
  • Butterworth Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Butterworth/Koondoola Avenue Shared PathsCycling route
  • Koondoola Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Marangaroo Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Fitness station
  • Binstead ParkPark
  • Butterworth ParkPark
  • Koondoola ParkPark
  • Koondoola Regional BushlandPark
  • Park
  • Rendell ParkPark
  • Shelvock ParkPark
  • Waddington ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Sports field
Transport(34)

34 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Bicycle Repair Station
  • Parking (12)
  • TelstraTelephone

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

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Binstead ParkPark
  • Butterworth ParkPark
  • Koondoola ParkPark
  • Koondoola Regional BushlandPark
  • Rendell ParkPark
  • Shelvock ParkPark
  • Waddington ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
44.8%
Woodland / forest cover
0.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
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

Nearest hospital
Hospital (5.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
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).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
113
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.6

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
Overlay applies
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
Cowan
Member of Parliament
Anne ALY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,491
Turnout (2025)
88.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 36.4%Labor 63.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.5 km away).

Coalition 29.5%Labor 70.5%

6.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • KoondoolaLabor 72.2% · Coalition 27.8% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Girrawheen EastLabor 72.4% · Coalition 27.6% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Alexander HeightsLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Mirrabooka CentralLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.5% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Alexander Heights WestLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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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