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Safety Bay, 6169

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,470

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.1%

Median age

44

Median income

$1,445/wk

Employment rate

53%

University qualified

13.9%

Work from home

7%

Languages at home

5.3%non-English

Most common: German, Polish, Portuguese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.6/100
Below average

467th in WA

Verified 92% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

Safety Bay is a coastal town in Western Australia, in Rockingham Council. It has a clear overseas-born and multilingual community.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Park access is a very strong feature of the suburb, with park access 66% above the peer median. Green cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with green cover 98% 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. Trade-offs centre on lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Overall, Safety Bay suits people prioritising daily services and open space over 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
  • Park access is a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Safety Bay Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Crime in the wider Mandurah Police District remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Safety Bay compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$590/wk

Population (ERP)

8,470

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.6%

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

#16

among Coastal & beach · Established

Pop. growth

42nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

20%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

32nd

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
36.6/100 — Below average
National rank
5292nd in Australia
State rank
467th in WA
Peer rank
#16 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#69 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
92%

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)
$590
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
3,162

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

8,470(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +8.1% over 5 years · 42th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+8.1%
Change in 1 year
+70
Change in 5 years
+633
Growth rank in WA
42th 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 (~8,800), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,662
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,445
Dwelling vacancy
9.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
324 of 3,378
Median monthly mortgage
$1,679
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$310
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
41.7% / 38.3% / 20%
Employment rate
53%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7% / 3.2% / 68.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,859 / 0 / 193

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

13.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 23.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.9% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational23.8% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below52.4% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies26.1%
  • Management and commerce16.8%
  • Society and culture12.4%
  • Health10.9%
  • Education10.7%
  • 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)
$59,888

47th percentile in WA · +2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,662

63rd percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

19th percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,054

58th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

33rd percentile in WA · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6169 — 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
22,141
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,080
Median net rent
-$634
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,568
Taxable income vs state median
-1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
+8%
Business income vs state median
-12%

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

5.3% speak a language other than English at home; 30.5% born overseas

Language at home
6,912 English only · 388 other
Non-English at home
5.3%
Born overseas
2,222 (30.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
152 (2%)
Australian citizens
6,685
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
15

Top languages other than English

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

  • German13 · 11.4%
  • Polish13 · 11.4%
  • Portuguese13 · 11.4%
  • Afrikaans12 · 10.5%
  • Italian11 · 9.6%
  • Spanish11 · 9.6%
  • Croatian9 · 7.9%
  • Thai8 · 7%

Religion

49%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49%, while Christianity accounts for 41.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49%42.5%
Christianity41.8%41.1%
Other / not stated9.3%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16%18.7%
Anglican15%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%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
66.5th (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)
966.5
Median ICSEA percentile
32th
School list
  • Safety Bay Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 966 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,148 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Malibu SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 967 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 114 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Bungaree Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 927 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 233 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Safety Bay Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 592 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.7 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 Nipperschildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

53 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Read St After Malibu Rd
  • Read St After Willmott Dr
  • Read St Before Malibu Rd
  • Safety Bay Rd Before Saunders St
  • Safety Bay Rd Before Waimea Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

142 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 2 fast food · 7 playgrounds · 2 beaches · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 20 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 53 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.13
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.39
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.61
Food & drink(3)
  • Boat Ramp CafeCafe
  • Bayside PizzaFast food
  • The Bent ChipFast food
Shopping(2)
  • Convenience store
  • Malibu Fresh EsentialsGreengrocer

    110 Malibu Road

Everyday services(2)
  • BPPetrol station
  • Petrol station
Community(2)
  • Malibu SchoolSchool

    104 Georgetown Drive, Safety Bay

  • Safety Bay Senior High SchoolSchool

    Malibu Road, Safety Bay

Sport & outdoors(38)
  • BBQ (4)
  • Beach (2)
  • Boat ramp
  • Rae Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Warnbro Sound Foreshore PSPCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Centenary ParkPark
  • Georgetown OvalPark
  • Nature reservePark
  • Nettleton Way ReservePark
  • Noel France ReservePark
  • Park (11)
  • Waikiki ForeshorePark
  • Nettelton Way play areaPlayground
  • Playground (6)
  • Public toilets
  • Safety Bay Tennis ClubSports field
  • Shoalwater Training NetsSports field
  • Sports field
Transport(48)

48 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bench (20)
  • Bicycle Parking (6)
  • Car wash
  • Parking (5)
  • Picnic Table
  • Shelter (6)
  • Shower (5)
  • Water Point (3)

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

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Safety Bay Tennis Club

    Tennis

  • Safety Bay Yacht Club

    Sailing

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

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Centenary ParkPark
  • Georgetown OvalPark
  • John Butts ReservePark
  • Nature reservePark
  • Nettleton Way ReservePark
  • Noel France ReservePark
  • Waikiki ForeshorePark
  • Wilson ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
8.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
20
Parks (OSM)
20
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
Waikiki Private Hospital (3.1 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)
213
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.1

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 2.6 km away).

Coalition 35.7%Labor 64.3%

2.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Safety Bay CentralLabor 61.4% · Coalition 38.6% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • WaikikiLabor 63.8% · Coalition 36.2% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Rockingham CentralLabor 70.1% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • CooloongupLabor 74.0% · Coalition 26.0% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Waikiki EastLabor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)2.1 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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Safety Bay, WA 6169 Profile | Suburb Guide