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Wannanup, 6210

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,742

Growth (1 yr)

+2.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+15.7%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,461/wk

Employment rate

50.7%

University qualified

12.7%

Work from home

7.9%

Languages at home

5.3%non-English

Most common: Italian, Thai, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.1/100
Below average

478th in WA

Verified 88% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

Wannanup is a coastal town in Western Australia, in Mandurah Council. It has a clear overseas-born and multilingual community.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for coastal towns. Walkability is a very strong feature of the suburb. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Crime in the wider Mandurah Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 24% year on year. The main trade-offs are limited school access and weaker employment, with school access 67% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and local amenities over school access.

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

  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Walkability is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited
  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Wannanup Beach
  • Village 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 Wannanup compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$590/wk

Population (ERP)

4,742

+2.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

24.8%

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

#33

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Pop. growth

84th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

21%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

47th

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
36.1/100 — Below average
National rank
5407th in Australia
State rank
478th in WA
Peer rank
#33 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#70 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)
$590
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
8,149

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

4,742(June 2025)

+2.8% annual · +15.7% over 5 years · 84th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.8%
5-year growth
+15.7%
Change in 1 year
+127
Change in 5 years
+642
Growth rank in WA
84th 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 (~5,400), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,142
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,461
Dwelling vacancy
24.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
519 of 2,096
Median monthly mortgage
$1,885
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$363
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39.4% / 39.9% / 20.7%
Employment rate
50.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.9% / 4% / 66.1%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,428 / 103 / 7 (+ 36 other)

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

12.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 23.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified12.7% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified9.8% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational23.7% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below53.8% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies25.5%
  • Management and commerce18%
  • Society and culture11.4%
  • Education11.3%
  • Health11.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8%
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)
$56,851

36th percentile in WA · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,100

58th percentile in WA · +2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

29th percentile in WA · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$71,295

63rd percentile in WA · +13% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

47th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6210 — 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
47,703
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,595
Median net rent
-$7
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,583
Taxable income vs state median
-6%
Salary / wages vs state median
+5%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
+12%
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

5.3% speak a language other than English at home; 29.5% born overseas

Language at home
3,756 English only · 211 other
Non-English at home
5.3%
Born overseas
1,165 (29.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
82 (2%)
Australian citizens
3,680
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian12 · 24.5%
  • Thai6 · 12.2%
  • Afrikaans4 · 8.2%
  • Indonesian4 · 8.2%
  • Korean4 · 8.2%
  • Tagalog4 · 8.2%
  • Croatian3 · 6.1%
  • Mandarin3 · 6.1%

Religion

46.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46.3%, while 45.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion45.8%42.5%
Christianity46.3%41.1%
Other / not stated7.9%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19%18.7%
Anglican16.4%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
67.2th (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
1
Median school ICSEA
1,001
Median ICSEA percentile
47th
School list
  • Falcon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1001 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 554 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.8 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

20 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Baloo Cr After Beachview Ct
  • Baloo Cr Falcon Prim Sch
  • Baloo Cr Falcon Prim Sch
  • Batavia Av Before Frigate Wy
  • Princeton Dr Before Buckingham Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

99 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 3 playgrounds · 6 swimming pools · 2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 17 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.24
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.72
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.1
Food & drink(3)
  • La Belle CafeCafe
  • The Cut TavernPub

    8 Rod Court

  • The Cut TavernRestaurant
Community(1)
  • Falcon Primary SchoolSchool

    30 Baloo Crescent, Wannanup

Sport & outdoors(35)
  • BBQ (4)
  • Beach
  • Village BeachBeach
  • Wannanup Coastal PathCycling route
  • Park (16)
  • Village Recreation AreaPark
  • Play AreaPlayground
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (6)
Entertainment(6)
  • Viewpoint (5)
  • Viewpoint (with seating)Viewpoint
Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Bench (20)
  • Bicycle Parking (5)
  • Information
  • Car ParkParking
  • Parking (8)
  • Picnic Table
  • Shelter (3)
  • Swimming Area

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Village Recreation AreaPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4%
Woodland / forest cover
1.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
17
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
Peel Health Campus - Private (13.3 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)
98
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.7

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
Canning
Member of Parliament
Andrew HASTIE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,262
Turnout (2025)
87.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-5.3 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.5%Labor 43.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.1 km away).

Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%

1.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.8 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • WannanupLabor 44.1% · Coalition 55.9% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • DawesvilleLabor 38.2% · Coalition 61.8% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Dawesville WestLabor 42.9% · Coalition 57.1% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • Halls Head SouthLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
  • Halls HeadLabor 45.1% · Coalition 54.9% TPP (2025)7.5 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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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