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Sorrento, 6020

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,668

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.0%

Median age

47

Median income

$2,472/wk

Employment rate

60.5%

University qualified

34.6%

Work from home

12.2%

Languages at home

9.4%non-English

Most common: Italian, Afrikaans, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.3/100
Average

Top 26% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 92% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

Sorrento is a coastal middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Joondalup Council. It is close to the Hillarys Boat Harbour.

School access is strong, with school access 33% above the peer median. Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 27% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 63% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are thinner park access and higher rents.

Overall, Sorrento suits people prioritising school access over open space.

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

  • Household incomes are a relative strength
  • School access is strong
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Sorrento Beach
  • Marmion Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Hillarys Boat Harbour
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Sorrento compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$850/wk

Population (ERP)

8,668

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.9%

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

#12

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Pop. growth

57th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

86th

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
49.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 26% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2146th in Australia
State rank
176th in WA
Peer rank
#12 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#24 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)
$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

8,668(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +7.0% over 5 years · 57th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+7.0%
Change in 1 year
+120
Change in 5 years
+570
Growth rank in WA
57th 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 (~8,950), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,795
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$2,472
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
204 of 2,948
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$480
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
49.8% / 38.9% / 11.3%
Employment rate
60.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.2% / 2.8% / 65.4%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,215 / 372 / 154

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

34.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 13.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified34.6% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational13.3% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below40.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce25.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.3%
  • Education13.3%
  • Health12.3%
  • Society and culture10.1%
  • Architecture and building5.9%
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

9.4% speak a language other than English at home; 30% born overseas

Language at home
6,868 English only · 714 other
Non-English at home
9.4%
Born overseas
2,272 (30%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
53 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
7,159
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).

  • Italian48 · 16.6%
  • Afrikaans27 · 9.3%
  • German22 · 7.6%
  • French20 · 6.9%
  • Polish18 · 6.2%
  • Macedonian15 · 5.2%
  • Vietnamese15 · 5.2%
  • Mandarin14 · 4.8%

Religion

55.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 55.3%, while 37.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.2%42.5%
Christianity55.3%41.1%
Other / not stated7.5%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic27.6%18.7%
Anglican15.7%10.1%
Uniting Church3.1%1.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%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 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
2.8th (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)
1,106.5
Median ICSEA percentile
86th
School list
  • Sacred Heart CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,508 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Sorrento Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1109 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 442 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Duncraig Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,851 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • West Coast Secondary Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1023 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 114 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Hillarys Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 522 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Duncraig Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 459 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Marmion Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1121 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 375 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Padbury Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 427 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 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

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Ascolta Early Learning and Care Centrechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

58 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Marmion Av After Harman Rd
  • Marmion Av After Marri Rd
  • Marmion Av After Readshaw Rd
  • Marmion Av After Warwick Rd
  • Marmion Av Before Seacrest Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

109 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 4 playgrounds · 2 beaches · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 58 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
34/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.13
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.26
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.9
Food & drink(2)
  • Cafe
  • Pub
Everyday services(1)
  • BPPetrol station
Community(4)
  • Ascolta Early Learning and Care CentreChildcare
  • Sorrento Community HallCommunity centre
  • Sacred Heart CollegeSchool

    Hocking Parade, Sorrento

  • Sorrento Primary SchoolSchool

    14 Elfreda Avenue, Sorrento

Health & services(1)
  • Sorrento Animal HospitalVeterinary

    Unit 4 15 Harman Road, Sorrento

Sport & outdoors(21)
  • BBQ
  • Marmion BeachBeach
  • Sorrento BeachBeach
  • Hepburn Avenue PSPCycling route
  • Hepburn Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • Marmion Ave near Readshaw Rd UnderpassCycling route
  • Trigg Beach-Mindarie Beach Cycle RouteCycling route
  • West Coast Drive PSPCycling route
  • Geneff ParkPark
  • Harman ParkPark
  • Park (3)
  • Robin ReservePark
  • Tom Walker ParkPark
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Places to stay(1)
  • Sorrento Beach ResortHotel

    1 Padbury Circle

Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(53)

53 bus stops

Other(8)
  • William Marmion MonumentAttraction
  • Bicycle Parking (9)
  • Parking (5)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter (2)
  • Shower (5)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Water Point

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

  • Sorrento SLSC

    Surf Life Saving

  • Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club

    Surf Life Saving

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

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Geneff ParkPark
  • Harman ParkPark
  • Robin ReservePark
  • Tom Walker ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
7
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
Glengarry Private Hospital (3.0 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)
137
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.8

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 2.6 km away).

Coalition 53.7%Labor 46.3%

6.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Sorrento BeachLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • SorrentoLabor 48.4% · Coalition 51.6% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • HillarysLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • DuncraigLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)1.7 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)
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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