WA · Swan Council
Population
25
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
43
Median income
$1,749/wk
Employment rate
71.4%
University qualified
0%
Work from home
38.5%
Languages at home
20%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
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Suburb profile
Malaga is a major regional centre in Western Australia, in Swan Council.
Employment is a strong feature of the suburb, with employment 35% above the peer median. Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Working from home is an exceptional strength. The main trade-offs are fewer university qualifications and weaker population growth, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.
Overall, Malaga suits people prioritising open space and employment over university qualifications.
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
Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
Housing, growth and risk
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent (Census)
$775/wk
2021 Census median weekly rent
Population (Census)
25
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
19th
percentile in WA
Rented dwellings
100%
2021 Census tenure
School ICSEA
29th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Population growth
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 19th percentile in WA
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census
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
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 47.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
| 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
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
87th percentile in WA · +21% vs Australia
57th percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia
12th percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia
18th percentile in WA · -33% vs Australia
74th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6090 — 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.
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
20% speak a language other than English at home; 20% born overseas
44%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 44%.
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 44% | 42.5% |
| Other / not stated | 56% | 57.5% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Figures are for the Midland Police District, not this suburb alone.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
60 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability
Data sources & freshness
194 mapped amenities
1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 3 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 4 petrol stations · 1 post offices
650 Marshall Road, Malaga
23 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
Unit 2B 365 Victoria Road, Malaga
Unit 1 12 Business Way, Malaga
Unit 2 688 Marshall Road, Malaga
Unit 3 40 Oxleigh Drive, Malaga
650 Marshall Road, Malaga
Unit 10 27-35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
38 bus stops
Unit 1A 35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
Unit Unit 4 60-64 Holder Way
205 Camboon Road, Malaga
Unit 1 1915 Beach Road, Malaga
Unit 3 35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
Unit 2 1956 Beach Road, Malaga
27-35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
Unit 3 9 Arvida Street, Malaga
1 Vale Street, Malaga
Unit 1 235 Camboon Road
Unit T2 35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
Unit 1 1924 Beach Road, Malaga
Unit 1 1890 Beach Road, Malaga
23 Exhibition Drive
Unit 1 1915 Beach Road, Malaga
14 Irvine Drive, Malaga
Unit 2 27 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
25 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
85 Beringarra Avenue, Malaga
655 Marshall Road, Malaga
150 Bellefin Drive, Malaga
708 Marshall Road, Malaga
Unit 1b 35 Exhibition Drive, Malaga
66 Westchester Road, Malaga
7 Cogla Street
1932 Beach Road, Malaga
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
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
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
66 Westchester Road, Malaga
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
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
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.4 km away).
1.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
Other suburbs in the same local government area.