WA · Kwinana Council

Kwinana Town Centre, 6167

Est. population · Jun 2025

622

Growth (1 yr)

+2.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.3%

Median age

31

Median income

$1,547/wk

Employment rate

66.7%

University qualified

21.2%

Work from home

3.6%

Languages at home

49.5%non-English

Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.6/100
Average

Top 35% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
  • Outer suburban
What Kwinana Town Centre is known for: Multicultural, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Kwinana Town Centre is an outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Kwinana Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 10% below the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength. Trade-offs centre on lower school ICSEA scores and thinner park access, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Kwinana Town Centre is a better fit for people who value dining and walkability more than 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

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

Strengths

  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Rents are relatively affordable

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Kwinana Town Centre compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$610/wk

Population (ERP)

622

+2.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.0%

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

#44

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

78th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

44%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

16th

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
45.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 35% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2990th in Australia
State rank
243rd in WA
Peer rank
#44 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#165 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)
$610
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,993

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

622(June 2025)

+2.3% annual · +9.3% over 5 years · 78th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.3%
5-year growth
+9.3%
Change in 1 year
+14
Change in 5 years
+53
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 (~650), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
567
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$1,547
Dwelling vacancy
8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
17 of 213
Median monthly mortgage
$1,751
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
5% / 50.8% / 44.2%
Employment rate
66.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.6% / 7.9% / 67.9%
Walked or cycled to work
2.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
197 / 0 / 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

21.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 20.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21.2% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational20.5% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below47.4% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies27.3%
  • Management and commerce15%
  • Society and culture15%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.7%
  • Health8.8%
  • Information technology8.4%
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)
$62,578

57th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,621

62nd percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
6.0%

4th percentile in WA · -56% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$45,976

22nd percentile in WA · -27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

44th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6167 — 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
19,074
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,195
Median net rent
-$2,168
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,564
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-50%
Super vs state median
-28%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

49.5% speak a language other than English at home; 57.6% born overseas

Language at home
278 English only · 272 other
Non-English at home
49.5%
Born overseas
323 (57.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
16 (2.8%)
Australian citizens
442
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
7

Top languages other than English

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

  • Tagalog40 · 44%
  • Filipino30 · 33%
  • Hindi6 · 6.6%
  • Spanish5 · 5.5%
  • Japanese4 · 4.4%
  • Arabic3 · 3.3%
  • Mandarin3 · 3.3%

Religion

55.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 55.9%, while 29.1% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion29.1%42.5%
Christianity55.9%41.1%
Hinduism6%2%
Islam2.3%2.5%
Buddhism2.6%2.2%
Other / not stated4.1%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic32.3%18.7%
Christian (not further defined)7.1%3.4%
Anglican5.3%10.1%
Baptist2.6%1.6%
Other Protestant2.3%0.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%1.3%

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 Mandurah 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)
15,958
Against the person
4,478
Against property
8,154
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
61.5
State crime-rate percentile
65th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-28.5%

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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
922
Median ICSEA percentile
16th
School list
  • Calista Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 920 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Peter Carnley Anglican Community SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 1,275 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Gilmore CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 924 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 1,251 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • St Vincent's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 406 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Orelia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 301 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Leda Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 961 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 73 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Leda Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 912 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 366 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Medina Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 153 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.7 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

18 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gilmore Av Before Chisham Av
  • Kwinana Bus Stn Stand 1
  • Kwinana Bus Stn Stand 2
  • Kwinana Bus Stn Stand 3
  • Kwinana Bus Stn Stand 4

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

73 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 bars · 3 supermarkets · 4 fast food · 1 libraries · 4 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
64/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.76
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
10.58
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(6)
  • The Admiral HotelBar

    Chisham Avenue

  • Muzz BuzzCafe
  • Chicken TreatFast food

    Gilmore Avenue

  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • KFCFast food

    Chisham Avenue

  • McDonald'sFast food

    Gilmore Avenue

Shopping(7)
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop

    6 Challenger Avenue

  • Kwinana ButcherButcher
  • Big WDepartment store
  • Kwinana Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • AldiSupermarket

    32 Meares Avenue

  • ColesSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(4)
  • BPPetrol station

    Gilmore Avenue

  • Gull ParmeliaPetrol station

    Unit Lot 13 60 Meares Avenue, Kwinana Town Centre

  • Petrol station
  • Vibe KwinanaPetrol station
Community(1)
  • Darius Wells LibraryLibrary

    Chisham Avenue

Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Gilmore Avenue Shared PathCycling route
Transport(19)

19 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bicycle Parking (14)
  • Kwinana Bus StationBus Station
  • Car wash
  • Fire station
  • Kwinana Shopping Centre ParkingParking
  • Parking (15)
  • Police
  • Yes

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
21%
Woodland / forest cover
21%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0
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
Kwinana Dental (1.0 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)
22
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.4

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
Brand
Member of Parliament
Madeleine KING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
112,457
Turnout (2025)
86.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 33.1%Labor 66.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.5 km away).

Coalition 25.9%Labor 74.1%

7.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CalistaLabor 74.5% · Coalition 25.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Wellard CentralLabor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • LedaLabor 74.6% · Coalition 25.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • MedinaLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • ParmeliaLabor 74.6% · Coalition 25.4% TPP (2025)2.4 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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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