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Lynwood, 6147

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,958

Growth (1 yr)

+0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.3%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,482/wk

Employment rate

60.8%

University qualified

26.6%

Work from home

4.6%

Languages at home

41.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Punjabi, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

55.9/100
Good

Top 11% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
What Lynwood is known for: Walkable, Multicultural

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Suburb profile

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

Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and school access is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with school access 17% above the peer median. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year. The main trade-offs are household incomes and weaker population growth, with household incomes 24% below the peer median.

Overall, Lynwood suits people prioritising open space and lower rents over population growth.

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 exceptionally strong
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • School access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes sit below the peer median
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Crime in the wider Cannington Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Lynwood compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

3,958

+0.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.2%

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

#16

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

44th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

60th

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
55.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 11% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
989th in Australia
State rank
76th in WA
Peer rank
#16 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#60 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)
1,311

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

3,958(June 2025)

+0.9% annual · +6.3% over 5 years · 44th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.9%
5-year growth
+6.3%
Change in 1 year
+37
Change in 5 years
+236
Growth rank in WA
44th 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 (~4,050), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,541
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,482
Dwelling vacancy
8.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
120 of 1,470
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
30.2% / 38.9% / 30.9%
Employment rate
60.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.6% / 3.3% / 74.4%
Walked or cycled to work
0.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,229 / 116 / 14

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

26.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 16.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26.6% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational16.6% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below45.9% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce20.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.5%
  • Society and culture12.3%
  • Health12%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9%
  • Education7.3%
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)
$52,466

19th percentile in WA · -11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,005

42nd percentile in WA · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

14th percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$40,726

16th percentile in WA · -36% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

93rd percentile in WA · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6147 — 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
10,547
Taxpayers reporting net rent
897
Median net rent
-$460
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,383
Taxable income vs state median
-14%
Salary / wages vs state median
-4%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-36%
Business income vs state median
+63%

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

41.1% speak a language other than English at home; 51.7% born overseas

Language at home
1,995 English only · 1,391 other
Non-English at home
41.1%
Born overseas
1,763 (51.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
64 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
2,627
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
26

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin149 · 26.1%
  • Punjabi63 · 11%
  • Cantonese47 · 8.2%
  • Hindi37 · 6.5%
  • Korean35 · 6.1%
  • Indonesian28 · 4.9%
  • Urdu28 · 4.9%
  • Sinhalese22 · 3.9%

Religion

37.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 37.2%, while Christianity accounts for 35.4%. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.2%42.5%
Christianity35.4%41.1%
Hinduism5.5%2%
Islam6.3%2.5%
Buddhism6.8%2.2%
Other / not stated8.9%9.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.6%18.7%
Anglican6.8%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.3%3.4%
Baptist2%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 Cannington 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)
14,034
Against the person
3,038
Against property
8,831
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
75.2
State crime-rate percentile
70.9th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.2%

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 · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,030
Median ICSEA percentile
60th
School list
  • Bannister Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 52% · 607 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • St Jude's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 92% · 189 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Al-Ameen CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 84% · 1,145 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Fountain CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 608 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Brookman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 323 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Lynwood Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1002 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 1,264 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Parkwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 619 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.3 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

26 public transport stops in this suburb

  • High Rd After Belvedaire Wy
  • High Rd Before Brampton Wy
  • High Rd Before Queensville Av
  • Iveston Rd After Abinger Rd
  • Iveston Rd Before Watling Av

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

90 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 6 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 17 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 26 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
76/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.28
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.85
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.8
Food & drink(3)
  • Espresso MorielloCafe
  • Lynwood Fish & ChipsRestaurant
  • WOK & PANRestaurant
Shopping(5)
  • CellarbrationsBottle shop
  • Convenience store
  • Lynwood Village Shopping CentreShopping centre

    6 Lynwood Avenue

  • IGA LynwoodSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • CaltexPetrol station
Community(3)
  • Lynwood Youth and Family CentreCommunity centre

    Edgeware Street, Lynwood

  • Wandarrah HallCommunity centre

    405 Metcalfe Road, Lynwood

  • Bannister Creek Primary SchoolSchool

    20 Purley Crescent, Lynwood

Health & services(3)
  • Lynwood Medical and DentalClinic
  • Lynwood Dental CentreDentist
  • Pharmacy 777 LynwoodPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(32)
  • Canning River PSPCycling route
  • Canning Route 2: Carousel to SouthlandsCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 11 - Riverton Bridge to Woodloe's HomesteadCycling route
  • Roe Highway PSPCycling route
  • Route 3: Cannington-RossmoyneCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Bannister CreekPark
  • Clovelly ParkPark
  • Cranley ParkPark
  • Crofton ParkPark
  • Cygnet ParkPark
  • Eastbourne ParkPark
  • Edgeware ParkPark
  • Flinds ParkPark
  • Montrose Playground ParkPark
  • Ockham ParkPark
  • Park (4)
  • Purley ParkPark
  • Queensville ParkPark
  • Woodford ParkPark
  • Bannister Creek Nature PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (5)
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(30)

30 bus stops

Other(10)
  • Mimy Nails Beauty and SpaBeauty salon
  • City of CanningBench
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Dressing Room
  • Hair @ My PlaceHairdresser
  • Lynwood Newsagency and PostNewsagent
  • Parking (4)
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Kumon LynwoodPrep School
  • City of CanningWaste Basket

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

13 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bannister CreekPark
  • Clovelly ParkPark
  • Cranley ParkPark
  • Crofton ParkPark
  • Cygnet ParkPark
  • Eastbourne ParkPark
  • Edgeware ParkPark
  • Flinds ParkPark
  • Montrose Playground ParkPark
  • Ockham ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
14.9%
Woodland / forest cover
3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
17
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
3
Nearest hospital
Bentley Health Service (3.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

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

  • Lynwood Dental CentreDentist
  • Lynwood Medical and DentalClinic
  • Pharmacy 777 LynwoodPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
78
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.7

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
Swan
Member of Parliament
Zaneta MASCARENHAS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,105
Turnout (2025)
87.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 36.0%Labor 64.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 30.9%Labor 69.1%

5.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • LynwoodLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
  • FerndaleLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • LangfordLabor 77.0% · Coalition 23.0% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Ferndale EastLabor 63.5% · Coalition 36.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • WilsonLabor 65.4% · Coalition 34.6% TPP (2025)2.9 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)
5/10
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

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