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WA · Mundaring Council

Mundaring, 6073

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,727

Growth (1 yr)

+1.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.5%

Median age

50

Median income

$1,773/wk

Employment rate

53.6%

University qualified

20.7%

Work from home

10.5%

Languages at home

3.8%non-English

Most common: German, Italian, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.1/100
Average

Top 28% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Golf
  • Leafy
  • Outer suburban
What Mundaring is known for: Golf, Leafy, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Mundaring is a suburb of Perth, in Mundaring Council. Notable landmarks include Mundaring Weir Hall, Mundaring Weir Hotel and Mundaring Station Master's House.

Public transport is a very strong feature of the suburb, with public transport 79% above the peer median. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 11% below the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked comparable places, and the suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and weaker population growth, with school access 75% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising heritage character and lower rents over school access.

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

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Public transport is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School access is sparse
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Mundaring Weir Hall
  • Mundaring Weir Hotel
  • Mundaring Station Master's House

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Mundaring compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$600/wk

Population (ERP)

3,727

+1.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.2%

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

#19

among Metro Perth · Mature

Pop. growth

65th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

13%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

65th

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
48.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2393rd in Australia
State rank
194th in WA
Peer rank
#19 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#139 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
95%

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)
$600
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
85

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

3,727(June 2025)

+1.8% annual · +7.5% over 5 years · 65th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.8%
5-year growth
+7.5%
Change in 1 year
+64
Change in 5 years
+259
Growth rank in WA
65th 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 (~3,850), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,190
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,773
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
93 of 1,283
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$343
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.2% / 40.1% / 12.8%
Employment rate
53.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.5% / 1.4% / 67.5%
Walked or cycled to work
2.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,098 / 82 / 0 (+ 9 other)

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

20.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 19.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.7% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational19.8% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below48.6% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies21%
  • Management and commerce16.3%
  • Education13.6%
  • Health12.9%
  • Society and culture12.9%
  • Architecture and building6%
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)
$62,587

57th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,786

82nd percentile in WA · +12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

71st percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$118,283

96th percentile in WA · +87% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

49th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6073 — 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
2,069
Taxpayers reporting net rent
292
Median net rent
$400
Taxpayers reporting business income
171
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+16%
Rental investment vs state median
+17%
Super vs state median
+86%
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

3.8% speak a language other than English at home; 28.2% born overseas

Language at home
2,949 English only · 116 other
Non-English at home
3.8%
Born overseas
859 (28.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
48 (1.5%)
Australian citizens
2,897
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4

Top languages other than English

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

  • German7 · 36.8%
  • Italian5 · 26.3%
  • Afrikaans4 · 21.1%
  • Tagalog3 · 15.8%

Religion

47.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.9%, while Christianity accounts for 43.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.9%42.5%
Christianity43.6%41.1%
Other / not stated8.5%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican15.4%10.1%
Catholic14.1%18.7%
Christian (not further defined)3.8%3.4%
Baptist2.5%1.6%
Uniting Church2.4%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 Midland 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)
10,510
Against the person
3,082
Against property
5,537
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
44.3
State crime-rate percentile
6.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-37.1%

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
1
Median school ICSEA
1,041
Median ICSEA percentile
65th
School list
  • Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 164 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Little Possums Early Years Child Care Centrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

34 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Great Eastern Hwy After Coppin Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Grancey Av
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Kintore Rd
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Mann St
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Wilura Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

23 mapped amenities

3 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 4 parks in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.25
Sport & outdoors(16)
  • Mundaring Golf CourseGolf course
  • Nature reserve (9)
  • Mundaring ArenaSports centre
  • Sports centre (2)
  • Mundaring OvalSports field
  • Sports field
  • Kattamordo Heritage TrailWalking trail
Other(2)
  • Parking (5)
  • Track (2)

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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Mundaring Sporting Club

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

13 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Fred JacobyPark
  • Harry Riseborough ParkPark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Mundaring Sculpture ParkPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
61.9%
Woodland / forest cover
61.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
128
Parks (OSM)
4
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
4
Nearest hospital
Kalamunda District Hospital (10.9 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
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
40

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

  • Mundaring GP Super ClinicGP
  • Mundaring Dental & Implant CentreDentist
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Baptistcare YallambeeMUNDARINGResidential

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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
102
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.4

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

Heritage

7 heritage places

  • Faversham2075 Jacoby St, Mundaring4546
  • Mundaring Sculpture ParkJacoby St, Mundaring8577
  • Mundaring Station Master's HouseJacoby St, Mundaring8531
  • No 2 Pumping Station - Site of1240 Mundaring Weir Rd, Hacketts Gully8539
  • Mundaring Weir HallWeir Village Rd, Mundaring Weir1676
  • Mundaring Weir HotelLot 502 Hall Rd, Mundaring1675
  • No 1 Pumping Station MuseumMundaring Weir Rd, Mundaring Weir1677

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Bullwinkel
Member of Parliament
Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,364
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.8 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.6 km away).

Coalition 49.6%Labor 50.4%

0.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Mahogany CreekLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • MundaringLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • Sawyers ValleyLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • ParkervilleLabor 51.4% · Coalition 48.6% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Glen ForrestLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)5.6 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)
7/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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