WA · South Perth Council

Manning, 6152

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,820

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.2%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,208/wk

Employment rate

63.1%

Languages at home

19.2%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

57.6/100
Good

Top 18% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Education hub
  • Excellent transport
  • Cycling
What Manning is known for: High desirability, Education hub, Excellent transport, Cycling

Suburb profile

Manning is a practical mid-sized suburb in South Perth Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The suburb has a clear multicultural mix alongside longer-term local households.

Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.

Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Reported crime has been falling recently.

Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, while local dining and lifestyle amenities land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.

At a glance

Manning snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$700/wk

Population (ERP)

4,820

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.5%

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

#11

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Safety

18th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

35th

percentile in WA

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

87th

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
57.6/100 — Good
State standing
Top 18% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1280th in Australia
State rank
119th in WA
Peer rank
#11 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#90 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$700
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,684

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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgementsDepartment 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

4,820(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +8.2% over 5 years · 35th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+8.2%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+366
Growth rank in WA
35th 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 (~5,000), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,219
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,208
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
126 of 1,682
Median monthly mortgage
$2,400
Employment rate
63.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,368 / 159 / 25

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
14,034
Against the person
3,038
Against property
8,831
Rate per 1,000 residents
2,911.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1 residents
State safety percentile
18.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-21.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)1296
  • Drug Offences1447
  • Fraud & Related Offences1434
  • Property Damage1416
  • Stealing4650

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statisticsWestern Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,110
Median ICSEA percentile
87th
School list
  • Manning Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 436 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Pius X Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 172 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 138 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Como Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 838 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Aquinas CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,332 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Penrhos CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1143 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 1,033 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Como Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1140 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 460 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Conon Road KindergartenCraigie Crescentchildcare
  • Manning Early Learning Centrekindergarten
  • McDougall Park Community KindergartenCanavan Crescentkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

27 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Canavan Cr After Forward St
  • Henley St After Abjornson St
  • Henley St After Axford St
  • Ley St After Davilak St
  • Ley St After Downey Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

59 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 supermarkets · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 7 playgrounds · 2 dog parks · 2 sports centres · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life9 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport27 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
57/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.24
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.13
Food & drink(1)
  • Brot BakeryBakery

    18 Welwyn Avenue, Manning

Shopping(1)
  • Manning IGASupermarket
Community(3)
  • Conon Road KindergartenChildcare

    17 Craigie Crescent, Manning

  • Manning Early Learning CentreKindergarten
  • Manning LibraryLibrary

    2 Conochie Crescent

Health & services(1)
  • Manning VetVeterinary

    Bradshaw Crescent

Sport & outdoors(12)
  • Bradshaw Conochie ReserveDog park
  • Marsh Avenue ReserveDog park
  • Playground (7)
  • Manning Bowling ClubSports centre
  • Manning Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(29)

29 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bicycle Parking (6)
  • O'Briens Clothing co.Clothes

    33 Welwyn Avenue, Manning

  • Precision Physiotherapy & Massage ManningMassage

    2 Welwyn Avenue, Manning

  • BPPetrol station
  • Immanuel Methodist ChurchPlace of worship

    33 Cloister Avenue, Manning

  • Australia Post - Manning LPOPost office

    15 Welwyn Avenue, Manning

  • Southcare IncSocial Facility

    54 Bickley Crescent, Manning

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bradshaw Conochie ReservePark
  • Canavan ReservePark
  • Challenger ReservePark
  • Davilak Crescent ParkPark
  • Elderfield Road ParkPark
  • Marsh Avenue ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
9

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Immanuel Methodist Church

    33 Cloister Avenue, Manning

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
South Perth Community Centre Hospital (2.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Precision Physiotherapy & Massage ManningWelwyn AvenuePhysiotherapist
  • Precision Physiotherapy & Massage ManningWelwyn AvenuePhysiotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
95
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 (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState 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 3.5 km away).

Coalition 42.6%Labor 57.4%

6.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ManningLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Manning EastLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Manning NorthLabor 65.0% · Coalition 35.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Como SouthLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • ComoLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)2.0 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in South Perth Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.