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Ocean Reef, 6027

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,928

Growth (1 yr)

+1.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.5%

Median age

44

Median income

$2,480/wk

Employment rate

64.3%

University qualified

26%

Work from home

10.1%

Languages at home

10.8%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Arabic, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

58.4/100
Good

Top 6% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
  • High desirability
What Ocean Reef is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Walkable, Multicultural, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Ocean Reef is a coastal outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Joondalup Council. It is close to the Hillarys Boat Harbour and the Ocean Reef Boat Harbour.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 58% above the peer median, and working from home is another of the suburb's defining strengths, with working from home 36% above the peer median. Population growth is a relative weakness, with population growth 37% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and socio-economic advantage 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

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (87)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Ocean Reef Beach
  • Whitfords/Mullaloo Beach
  • Hillarys Boat Harbour
  • Ocean Reef Boat Harbour

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Ocean Reef compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

8,928

+1.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.9%

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

#4

among Coastal & beach · Established

Pop. growth

66th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

12%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

74th

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
58.4/100 — Good
State standing
Top 6% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
684th in Australia
State rank
41st in WA
Peer rank
#4 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#7 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)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
3,132

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

8,928(June 2025)

+1.8% annual · +8.5% over 5 years · 66th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.8%
5-year growth
+8.5%
Change in 1 year
+154
Change in 5 years
+699
Growth rank in WA
66th 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 (~9,050), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
8,125
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,480
Dwelling vacancy
4.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
138 of 2,839
Median monthly mortgage
$2,253
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$525
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.1% / 45.6% / 12.3%
Employment rate
64.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.1% / 4.2% / 65.4%
Walked or cycled to work
1.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,589 / 107 / 5

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% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 18.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational18.7% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below43.6% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies21.9%
  • Health11.7%
  • Education10.1%
  • Society and culture9.9%
  • Architecture and building7.2%
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)
$64,033

64th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,368

69th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

47th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,752

73rd percentile in WA · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

59th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6027 — 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
29,591
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,550
Median net rent
-$476
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,780
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+27%
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

10.8% speak a language other than English at home; 44.9% born overseas

Language at home
6,997 English only · 845 other
Non-English at home
10.8%
Born overseas
3,525 (44.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
56 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
7,207
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).

  • Afrikaans65 · 18.4%
  • Arabic25 · 7.1%
  • French22 · 6.2%
  • Italian22 · 6.2%
  • Mandarin22 · 6.2%
  • Vietnamese20 · 5.6%
  • German18 · 5.1%
  • Spanish18 · 5.1%

Religion

49.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 49.8%, while 41.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.1%42.5%
Christianity49.8%41.1%
Other / not stated9.1%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.6%18.7%
Anglican14.4%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.1%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 Joondalup 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)
10,541
Against the person
3,234
Against property
5,397
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
33.4
State crime-rate percentile
2.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.6%

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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
1,066
Median ICSEA percentile
74th
School list
  • Ocean Reef Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1055 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,353 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Prendiville Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,086 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Simon Peter Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 587 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Ocean Reef Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 192 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Beaumaris Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 516 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Connolly Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 384 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Poseidon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1018 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 267 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Mullaloo Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1077 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 294 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 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

41 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Constellation Dr After Naval Pde
  • Constellation Dr After Prendiville Av
  • Hodges Dr After Constellation Dr
  • Hodges Dr After Venturi Dr
  • Shenton Av After Naturaliste Bvd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

108 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 2 beaches · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 41 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
74/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.12
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.25
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.23
Food & drink(2)
  • Bakers DelightBakery
  • AllegriaCafe
Shopping(3)
  • CJsButcher
  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • CaltexPetrol station

    82 Marina Boulevard, Ocean Reef

Community(5)
  • Beaumaris Primary SchoolSchool

    Beaumaris Boulevard, Ocean Reef

  • Ocean Reef Primary SchoolSchool

    Kaufman Avenue, Ocean Reef

  • Ocean Reef Senior High SchoolSchool

    21 Venturi Drive, Ocean Reef

  • Prendiville Catholic CollegeSchool

    Prendiville Avenue, Ocean Reef

  • Saint Simon Peter Catholic Primary School Ocean ReefSchool

    18 Prendiville Avenue, Ocean Reef

Health & services(5)
  • The Reef Dental CentreDentist

    Unit Suite 3 62 Constellation Drive, Ocean Reef

  • Medical clinic
  • Ocean Reef Family Medical and Dental CentreMedical clinic
  • PricelinePharmacy
  • Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(27)
  • Beach
  • Whitfords/Mullaloo BeachBeach
  • Burns Beach PSPCycling route
  • Marmion Avenue PSPCycling route
  • Mullaloo Beach PSPCycling route
  • New Ocean Reef PSPCycling route
  • Ocean Reef PSPCycling route
  • Trigg Beach-Mindarie Beach Cycle RouteCycling route
  • C2 Martial ArtsGym

    Unit 4 58 Constellation Drive

  • Lexcen ParkPark
  • Mirror ParkPark
  • Park
  • Santiago ParkPark
  • Southern Cross ParkPark
  • Tarolinta ParkPark
  • Trigg Point ParkPark
  • Village Walk ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (8)
  • Sports field
Entertainment(3)
  • Viewpoint (3)
Transport(32)

32 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bench (5)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • C2 Martial ArtsDojo

    Unit 4 58 Constellation Drive, Ocean Reef

  • Ocean Reef Senior High SchoolParking
  • Parking (20)
  • Place of worship
  • TelstraTelephone

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

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Beaumaris ParkPark
  • Lexcen ParkPark
  • Mirror ParkPark
  • Ocean Reef ParkPark
  • Santiago ParkPark
  • Southern Cross ParkPark
  • Tarolinta ParkPark
  • Trigg Point ParkPark
  • Village Walk ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.8%
Woodland / forest cover
1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
12
Parks (OSM)
10
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

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Joondalup Health Campus (4.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

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

  • GpGP
  • Ocean Reef Family Medical and Dental CentreGP
  • The Reef Dental CentreConstellation DriveDentist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
148
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.6

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 3.1 km away).

Coalition 51.4%Labor 48.6%

4.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ocean ReefLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Ocean Reef SouthLabor 59.7% · Coalition 40.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Ocean Reef NorthLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • HeathridgeLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • MullalooLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)2.4 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)
10/10

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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