WA · Cockburn Council

Lake Coogee, 6166

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,525

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.1%

Median age

Median income

$2,147/wk

Employment rate

69.4%

University qualified

18.4%

Work from home

7.6%

Languages at home

19.2%non-English

Most common: Italian, Croatian, Tagalog

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.4/100

Average

361st in WA

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated

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Suburb profile

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

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 13% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 56% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high, and crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 26% year on year. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with median rents 18% above the peer median.

Lake Coogee'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

Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

Rents run above those in comparable places
Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

Overseas-born and multilingual community
Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
Crime in the wider Fremantle Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

Families
Professionals
Retirees
Students
Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Lake Coogee compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$850/wk

Population (ERP)

5,525

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.7%

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

#58

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

60th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

63rd

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: 40.4/100 — Average
National rank: 4324th in Australia
State rank: 361st in WA
Peer rank: #58 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank: #210 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence: 91%

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated 1 October 2026 at 12:32 am AWST

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv): $850

Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv): 473

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 1 July 2026 at 4:51 pm AWST · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

5,525(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +12.1% over 5 years · 60th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology

Annual growth: +1.6%
5-year growth: +12.1%
Change in 1 year: +85
Change in 5 years: +598
Growth rank in WA: 60th 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 (~6,200), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population: 4,768
Median age: 37
Median household income / week: $2,147
Dwelling vacancy: 5.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings: 104 of 1,825
Median monthly mortgage: $2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census): $400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented): 30.8% / 53.3% / 15.9%
Employment rate: 69.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car): 7.6% / 2.6% / 71.1%
Walked or cycled to work: 0.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats): 1,613 / 95 / 24

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 13 September 2026 at 11:43 am AWST
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 20 July 2026 at 9:15 am AWST · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

18.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 23.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

University qualified18.4% · 23.8% WA
Diploma qualified10.7% · 9.3% WA
Trade / vocational23.6% · 17.8% WA
Year 12 or below47.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

Engineering and related technologies24.2%
Management and commerce18.4%
Health11.6%
Society and culture11.4%
Education9%
Food, hospitality and personal services8%

How these groups are defined

Measure	Definition
University qualified	Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified	Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational	Certificate III + IV
Year 12	Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12	Year 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 12 September 2026 at 7:47 pm AWST
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24): $70,678
Median salary / wages (2023–24): $73,491
Residents with rental investments: 14.0%
Median super balance (2023–24): $92,749
Residents with business income: 8.0%

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6166 — 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: 7,651
Taxpayers reporting net rent: 1,059
Median net rent: $212
Taxpayers reporting business income: 628
Taxable income vs state median: +16%
Salary / wages vs state median: +17%
Rental investment vs state median: +17%
Super vs state median: +46%
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 15 September 2026 at 12:53 pm AWST · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

19.2% speak a language other than English at home; 30% born overseas

Language at home: 3,680 English only · 875 other
Non-English at home: 19.2%
Born overseas: 1,371 (30%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 68 (1.4%)
Australian citizens: 4,198
Languages spoken at home (other than English): 20

Top languages other than English

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

Italian68 · 19.9%
Croatian53 · 15.5%
Tagalog51 · 14.9%
Portuguese49 · 14.3%
Serbian18 · 5.3%
Filipino17 · 5%
Mandarin16 · 4.7%
German11 · 3.2%

Religion

56.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 56.6%, while 34.8% reported no religion.

Measure	Suburb	State
No religion	34.8%	42.5%
Christianity	56.6%	41.1%
Other / not stated	8.6%	16.4%

Christian denominations

Denomination	Suburb	State
Catholic	41.3%	18.7%
Anglican	8.1%	10.1%
Christian (not further defined)	2.1%	3.4%

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 13 September 2026 at 11:43 am AWST
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Fremantle 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): 13,209
Against the person: 3,166
Against property: 8,312
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised): 55.3
State crime-rate percentile: 61.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year): -30.9%

Most common offence types

Assault (Family)
Drug Offences
Fraud & Related 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 1 October 2026 at 11:44 pm AWST · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km: 4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools): 1,035.5
Median ICSEA percentile: 63th

School list

St Jerome's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 468 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Coogee Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
South Coogee Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1020 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 417 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Newton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 299 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 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

ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 2:56 pm AWST · Annual release
School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 2:56 pm AWST · Annual release

Public transport

25 public transport stops in this suburb

Rockingham Rd After Asquith St
Rockingham Rd After Barrington St
Rockingham Rd After Fanstone Av
Rockingham Rd After Troode St
Rockingham Rd Before West Churchill Av

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:52 pm AWST

Amenities

69 mapped amenities

1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

A car helps for daily needs
Great for outdoor family life — 14 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 25 public transport stops

Walkability proxy: 32/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents: 0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents: 0.21
Parks per 1,000 residents: 2.94

Food & drink(1)

Fast food

Everyday services(1)

Caltex MunsterPetrol station
512 Rockingham Road

Community(1)

Saint Jerome's Primary SchoolSchool
38 Troode Street

Sport & outdoors(28)

BBQ
Beeliar Drive PSPCycling route
Cockburn Road Shared PathCycling route
Lake Coogee Shared PathCycling route
Fitness station (6)
Beeliar Regional Park - Lake CoogeeNature reserve
Albion ParkPark
4 Albion Avenue, Lake Coogee
Hagan ParkPark
Mary Wilson ParkPark
7 Fawcett Road, Lake Coogee
Matthew Perry Memorial ParkPark
1 Azure Terrace, Lake Coogee
Mervyn Bond ParkPark
Park (8)
Solta ParkPark
West Churchill Avenue, Lake Coogee
Playground (2)
Sports field

Transport(24)

24 bus stops

Other(7)

Bench (3)
Bicycle Parking
Parking (2)
St Jerome's ChurchPlace of worship
Shelter (5)
Barn Finds WAYes
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 5 September 2026 at 5:20 pm AWST
OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 5 September 2026 at 1:55 pm AWST

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

Albion ParkPark
Beeliar Regional Park - Lake CoogeeNature reserve
Hagan ParkPark
Mary Wilson ParkPark
Matthew Perry Memorial ParkPark
Mervyn Bond ParkPark
Solta ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:53 pm AWST

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area: 5.1%
Woodland / forest cover: 0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM): 14
Parks (OSM): 14
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 7 September 2026 at 3:59 pm AWST · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

St Jerome's Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 3 July 2026 at 6:49 pm AWST

Health access

Nearest hospital: Fremantle Hospital and Health Service (8.5 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

Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated 7 September 2026 at 3:57 pm AWST

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026): 105
Participants per 1,000 residents: 19.0

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 20 July 2026 at 9:29 am AWST · 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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated 4 July 2026 at 6:57 pm AWST

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

Three Lime Kilns GroupCockburn Rd & Beeliar Dr, Coogee & Munster10180

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:53 pm AWST

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 7 September 2026 at 3:56 pm AWST

Politics & representation

Federal electorate: Fremantle
Member of Parliament: Josh WILSON (Australian Labor Party)
Results from: 2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025): 118,331
Turnout (2025): 89.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025): +1.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 31.3%Labor 68.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.2 km away).

Coalition 33.6%Labor 66.4%

2.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

CoogeeLabor 62.7% · Coalition 37.3% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Lake CoogeeLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Beeliar WestLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
Spearwood SouthLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
SpearwoodLabor 71.4% · Coalition 28.6% TPP (2025)3.2 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 11 July 2026 at 3:58 pm AWST · 2025 election with by-election overlays

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021): 8/10
IRSD decile (2021): 8/10

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

SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:27 pm AWST

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Last updated 1 October 2026 at 11:44 pm AWST