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WA · Stirling Council

North Beach, 6020

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,143

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.7%

Median age

44

Median income

$2,124/wk

Employment rate

62.1%

University qualified

36.6%

Work from home

12.5%

Languages at home

8.5%non-English

Most common: Italian, German, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

56/100
Good

Top 11% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
What North Beach is known for: Beach, Green suburb

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Suburb profile

North Beach is a coastal middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Stirling Council. It is close to the North Beach.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Green cover is an exceptional strength, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and thinner park access, with median rents 18% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and socio-economic advantage over lower rents.

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

  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Rents run above those in comparable places
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • North Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How North Beach compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$850/wk

Population (ERP)

4,143

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.0%

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

#1

among Coastal & beach · Emerging

Pop. growth

68th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

29%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

88th

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
56.0/100 — Good
State standing
Top 11% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
977th in Australia
State rank
72nd in WA
Peer rank
#1 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#10 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
88%

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)
$850
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
840

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

4,143(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +9.7% over 5 years · 68th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+9.7%
Change in 1 year
+76
Change in 5 years
+365
Growth rank in WA
68th 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 (~4,400), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,689
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,124
Dwelling vacancy
9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
148 of 1,649
Median monthly mortgage
$2,541
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$380
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.4% / 30.2% / 29.3%
Employment rate
62.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.5% / 2.7% / 66%
Walked or cycled to work
2.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
931 / 438 / 127

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

36.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 13% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified36.6% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational13% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below39.4% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.8%
  • Health14.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.8%
  • Society and culture13.1%
  • Education12%
  • Architecture and building7.9%
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)
$70,458

85th percentile in WA · +20% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$75,000

88th percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

92nd percentile in WA · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$161,712

100th percentile in WA · +155% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

62nd percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6020 — 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
15,488
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,775
Median net rent
$1,475
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,329
Taxable income vs state median
+16%
Salary / wages vs state median
+20%
Rental investment vs state median
+50%
Super vs state median
+154%
Business income vs state median
+13%

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

8.5% speak a language other than English at home; 28% born overseas

Language at home
3,262 English only · 302 other
Non-English at home
8.5%
Born overseas
995 (28%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
22 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
3,332
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
16

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian17 · 15.6%
  • German10 · 9.2%
  • Greek10 · 9.2%
  • Spanish10 · 9.2%
  • Russian8 · 7.3%
  • Afrikaans7 · 6.4%
  • Polish7 · 6.4%
  • Portuguese7 · 6.4%

Religion

47.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.2%, while 45.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion45.2%42.5%
Christianity47.2%41.1%
Other / not stated7.6%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.4%18.7%
Anglican13.1%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.4%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

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

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Mirrabooka 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)
12,039
Against the person
2,891
Against property
7,029
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
48.8
State crime-rate percentile
9.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-33.4%

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)
1,115
Median ICSEA percentile
88th
School list
  • North Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1091 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 417 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady of Grace SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 587 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Carine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1123 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 578 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Carine Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 2,545 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Karrinyup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 561 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Marmion Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1121 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 375 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Mary's Anglican Girls' SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1151 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 1,483 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.9 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

27 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Flora Tce After Malcolm St
  • Flora Tce Before Lawley St
  • Flora Tce Before Malcolm St
  • West Coast Dr After James St
  • West Coast Dr After Malcolm St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

101 mapped amenities

2 cafes · 4 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 2 sports centres · 7 beaches · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 5 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 27 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
34/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.54
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.54
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.36
Food & drink(2)
  • Cafe
  • Soda CafeCafe
Everyday services(1)
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(3)
  • Stirling community centres North beachCommunity centre
  • North Beach Primary SchoolSchool

    75 North Beach Road

  • Our Lady of Grace SchoolSchool

    5A Kitchener Street, North Beach

Sport & outdoors(23)
  • Beach (4)
  • Hammersley PoolBeach
  • Mettams PoolBeach
  • North BeachBeach
  • Trigg Beach-Mindarie Beach Cycle RouteCycling route
  • West Coast Drive PSPCycling route
  • Dog park
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Apex ParkPark
  • Charles Riley Memorial ReservePark
  • Park (3)
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre (2)
  • Sports field
Places to stay(2)
  • Comfort Inn Ocean ViewMotel
  • Oceanview MotelMotel
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(29)

29 bus stops

Other(14)
  • Artwork
  • Henderson Environmental CentreAttraction
  • Bench (7)
  • Bicycle Parking (7)
  • Information
  • Parking (13)
  • North Beach Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Our Lady of GracePlace of worship
  • Place of worship (2)
  • Shower
  • Sport (2)
  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste 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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Apex ParkPark
  • Charles Riley Memorial ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
29.2%
Woodland / forest cover
20%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
5
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

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • North Beach Baptist Church
  • Our Lady of Grace
  • Place of worship (2)

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Glengarry Private Hospital (3.8 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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
49
Participants per 1,000 residents
11.8

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
Moore
Member of Parliament
Tom FRENCH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,758
Turnout (2025)
92.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 47.1%Labor 52.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.4 km away).

Coalition 52.0%Labor 48.0%

4.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • North BeachLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
  • North Beach CentralLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • CarineLabor 52.9% · Coalition 47.1% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • KarrinyupLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • MarmionLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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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