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Parmelia, 6167

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,222

Growth (1 yr)

+2.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.2%

Median age

37

Median income

$1,297/wk

Employment rate

51.1%

University qualified

9.4%

Work from home

3.8%

Languages at home

15.6%non-English

Most common: Filipino, Tagalog, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

35.1/100
Below average

499th in WA

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Outer suburban
What Parmelia is known for: Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Parmelia is an outer metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Kwinana Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Public transport is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 61% above the peer median. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 10% below the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength. The clearer weaknesses are lower socio-economic advantage and lower school ICSEA scores.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising public transport and open space over socio-economic advantage.

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

  • Public transport is a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Swan River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Parmelia compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$610/wk

Population (ERP)

7,222

+2.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.8%

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

#76

among Metro Perth · Growth area

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

29%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

29th

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
35.1/100 — Below average
National rank
5596th in Australia
State rank
499th in WA
Peer rank
#76 among Metro Perth · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#242 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
90%

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)
$610
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,993

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

7,222(June 2025)

+2.5% annual · +10.2% over 5 years · 81th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.5%
5-year growth
+10.2%
Change in 1 year
+177
Change in 5 years
+667
Growth rank in WA
81th 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 (~7,600), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,184
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,297
Dwelling vacancy
7.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
199 of 2,552
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$280
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
24.6% / 46.5% / 28.9%
Employment rate
51.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.8% / 4.3% / 71%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,218 / 105 / 27

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

9.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 21.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified9.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified6.7% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational21.2% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below62.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies24.4%
  • Society and culture16.2%
  • Management and commerce15.9%
  • Health9.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.3%
  • Education6.3%
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)
$62,578

57th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,621

62nd percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
6.0%

4th percentile in WA · -56% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$45,976

22nd percentile in WA · -27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

44th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6167 — 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
19,074
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,195
Median net rent
-$2,168
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,564
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-50%
Super vs state median
-28%
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

15.6% speak a language other than English at home; 32.5% born overseas

Language at home
4,867 English only · 903 other
Non-English at home
15.6%
Born overseas
1,881 (32.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
361 (5.8%)
Australian citizens
5,076
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
29

Top languages other than English

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

  • Filipino56 · 17.2%
  • Tagalog45 · 13.8%
  • Hindi17 · 5.2%
  • Mandarin16 · 4.9%
  • Portuguese15 · 4.6%
  • Arabic14 · 4.3%
  • Punjabi13 · 4%
  • Australian Indigenous languages12 · 3.7%

Religion

48.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.6%, while Christianity accounts for 37.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.6%42.5%
Christianity37.2%41.1%
Other / not stated14.2%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17%18.7%
Anglican9.3%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.4%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 Mandurah 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)
15,958
Against the person
4,478
Against property
8,154
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
61.5
State crime-rate percentile
66.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-28.5%

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)
958.5
Median ICSEA percentile
29th
School list
  • St Vincent's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 406 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Bertram Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 981 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 705 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Gilmore CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 924 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 1,251 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • North Parmelia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 936 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 300 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • The King's CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 923 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Peter Carnley Anglican Community SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 1,275 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Calista Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 920 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Orelia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 301 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 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

Public transport

54 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Parmelia Av After Warner Rd
  • Sicklemore Rd After Disney Rd
  • Sicklemore Rd Before Adamson Rd
  • Sicklemore Rd Before Disney Rd
  • Sulphur Rd After Durrant Av

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

56 mapped amenities

2 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 14 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 54 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
2.26
Community(2)
  • North Parmelia Primary SchoolSchool

    15-35 Durrant Avenue, Parmelia

  • Saint Vincent’s Catholic Primary SchoolSchool

    114 Parmelia Avenue

Sport & outdoors(19)
  • Bertram Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Challenger Avenue Future Shared PathCycling route
  • Thomas Road PSPCycling route
  • Chisham OvalPark
  • Cole Grove ParkPark
  • Hinckley ParkPark

    1 Hinckley Street

  • Oakfield GardensPark
  • Park (7)
  • Parmelia Dog ParkPark
  • Parmelia open spacePark
  • Tuart ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Playground by McKean WayPlayground
Transport(33)

33 bus stops

Other(2)
  • Parmelia DeliDeli

    1 Parmelia Avenue

  • Australian Post BoxPost Box

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

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Chisham OvalPark
  • Cole Grove ParkPark
  • Hinckley ParkPark
  • Oakfield GardensPark
  • Parmelia Dog ParkPark
  • Parmelia open spacePark
  • Tuart ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.6%
Woodland / forest cover
6.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
18
Parks (OSM)
14
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

Nearest hospital
Kwinana Dental (2.0 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)
251
Participants per 1,000 residents
34.8

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
Brand
Member of Parliament
Madeleine KING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
112,457
Turnout (2025)
86.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 33.1%Labor 66.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.4 km away).

Coalition 26.6%Labor 73.4%

6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Wellard CentralLabor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • ParmeliaLabor 74.6% · Coalition 25.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • CalistaLabor 74.5% · Coalition 25.5% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • BertramLabor 71.6% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • MedinaLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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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