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WA · Rockingham Council

Port Kennedy, 6172

Est. population · Jun 2025

14,715

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.1%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,921/wk

Employment rate

59.7%

University qualified

9.9%

Work from home

5.6%

Languages at home

7.3%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Serbian, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.1/100
Average

Top 40% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Walkable
  • Golf
What Port Kennedy is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Walkable, Golf

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Suburb profile

Port Kennedy is a coastal town in Western Australia, in Rockingham Council. It is close to the Becher Wetland and the Like Lake.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places, with health access 50% above the peer median. Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 14% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Mandurah Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 24% year on year. The clearer weaknesses are lower school ICSEA scores and fewer university qualifications, with university qualifications 38% below the peer median.

Port Kennedy is a better fit for people who value daily services and health access more than school quality.

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

Coastal town · compared with coastal towns in Western Australia (61)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Household incomes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places
  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Port Kennedy Beach
  • Warnbro Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Becher Wetland
  • Like Lake
  • Rockingham Lakes

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Port Kennedy compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$660/wk

Population (ERP)

14,715

+2.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.1%

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 Coastal & beach · Established

Pop. growth

72nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

23%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

28th

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
44.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 40% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
3358th in Australia
State rank
276th in WA
Peer rank
#11 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#40 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)
$660
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
956

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

14,715(June 2025)

+2.0% annual · +6.1% over 5 years · 72th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.0%
5-year growth
+6.1%
Change in 1 year
+285
Change in 5 years
+846
Growth rank in WA
72th 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 (~14,700), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
13,477
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,921
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
292 of 4,787
Median monthly mortgage
$1,700
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
22.4% / 54.2% / 23.4%
Employment rate
59.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.6% / 3.7% / 68.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4,207 / 273 / 0

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

9.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 25.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified9.9% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.4% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational25.1% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below55.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies25.2%
  • Management and commerce17.1%
  • Society and culture13.8%
  • Health10.7%
  • Education9.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.7%
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)
$62,826

58th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$70,030

71st percentile in WA · +8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

6th percentile in WA · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,952

45th percentile in WA · -5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

16th percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6172 — 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
8,576
Taxpayers reporting net rent
639
Median net rent
-$1,747
Taxpayers reporting business income
505
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
-42%
Super vs state median
-6%
Business income vs state median
-25%

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

7.3% speak a language other than English at home; 30.7% born overseas

Language at home
11,791 English only · 934 other
Non-English at home
7.3%
Born overseas
3,922 (30.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
395 (2.9%)
Australian citizens
11,286
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24

Top languages other than English

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

  • Afrikaans43 · 14.1%
  • Serbian29 · 9.5%
  • Italian21 · 6.9%
  • German19 · 6.2%
  • Portuguese19 · 6.2%
  • Spanish18 · 5.9%
  • Mandarin17 · 5.6%
  • Arabic16 · 5.2%

Religion

50.8%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50.8%, while Christianity accounts for 39.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50.8%42.5%
Christianity39.2%41.1%
Other / not stated10%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic14.6%18.7%
Anglican12.5%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.3%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
66.2th (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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
956.5
Median ICSEA percentile
28th
School list
  • Endeavour Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 895 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 92 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Endeavour Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 957 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 387 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1029 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 408 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Port Kennedy Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 956 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 362 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

57 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Warnbro Sound Av After Bakewell Dr
  • Warnbro Sound Av After Grand Ocean Bvd
  • Warnbro Sound Av After San Sebastian Bvd
  • Warnbro Sound Av Before Clipper Dr
  • Warnbro Sound Av Before Pamplona Bvd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

197 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 1 bakeries · 5 playgrounds · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 27 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 57 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 114 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
90/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.74
Parks per 1,000 residents
2
Food & drink(10)
  • Pinjarra BakeryBakery
  • Domino'sFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • Miya ChineseFast food
  • Port Kennedy Fish & ChipsFast food

    Unit 1 375 Warnbro Sound Avenue, Port Kennedy

  • Red RoosterFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Xpress Kebabs & PizzaFast food
  • Pub
  • Restaurant
Shopping(8)
  • Bottle shop
  • Harvey NormanDepartment store
  • Greg's Security Doors & ScreensHardware store
  • Port Kennedy Auto PartsHardware store
  • Rockingham, Safety Bay Fencing and GatesHardware store
  • Warnbro Sound GlassHardware store
  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(3)
  • WestpacBank
  • EG AustraliaPetrol station
  • VibePetrol station
Community(2)
  • Port Kennedy Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Endeavour Primary SchoolSchool

    38 Endeavour Drive, Port Kennedy

Health & services(2)
  • Dentist
  • Port Kennedy PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(131)
  • Beach
  • Warnbro BeachBeach
  • Warnbro Sound Foreshore PSPCycling route
  • The Links Kennedy BayGolf course

    Lot 199 Port Kennedy Drive

  • Club LimeGym
  • Port Kennedy Scientific Park Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Bordeaux RamblePark
  • Park (12)
  • Playground (5)
  • TaekwondoSports centre
  • TennisSports field
  • Swimming pool (105)
Transport(21)

21 bus stops

Other(13)
  • Laserforce PKAmusement Arcade

    Unit 3 13 Sunlight Drive

  • Bench (3)
  • Port Kennedy CyclesBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • AutobarnCar Parts
  • Footwork Dance AustraliaDancing School

    Unit 4 13 Sunlight Drive, Port Kennedy

  • Fountain
  • Gift
  • The Barbers ChairHairdresser
  • Zash HairdresserHairdresser
  • Parking (5)
  • Pet CityPet
  • Shelter

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

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bordeaux RamblePark
  • Merida Way ParkPark
  • St Clair Recreational ParkPark
  • Toledo ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
27
Parks (OSM)
27
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
3
Nearest hospital
Waikiki Private Hospital (7.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
155

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

  • DentistDentist
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • Port Kennedy PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Bethanie Home Care Level 2 Metro South WestPORT KENNEDYHome Care
  • Bethanie Home Care Level 4 Metro South WestPORT KENNEDYHome Care
  • Bethanie WatersPORT KENNEDYResidential

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)
446
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.3

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 6.4 km away).

Coalition 33.7%Labor 66.3%

0.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Port KennedyLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • Port Kennedy EastLabor 65.6% · Coalition 34.4% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • WarnbroLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
  • Warnbro EastLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • Warnbro NorthLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)4.1 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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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