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Wembley Downs, 6019

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,516

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.5%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,626/wk

Employment rate

62.9%

University qualified

47.5%

Work from home

12%

Languages at home

14.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Italian, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

61.8/100
Good

Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Golf
  • High desirability
  • Inner city
What Wembley Downs is known for: Golf, High desirability, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Wembley Downs is an inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Stirling Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Hale School Memorial Hall.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 20% above the peer median, and household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 29% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are limited health access and higher rents, with health access 75% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and university qualifications over health 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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Health-facility access is relatively limited
  • Median rents are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Hale School Memorial Hall
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Wembley Downs compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$750/wk

Population (ERP)

7,516

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.8%

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

#8

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

52nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

92nd

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
61.8/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
355th in Australia
State rank
18th in WA
Peer rank
#8 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#13 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
91%

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)
$750
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,973

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

7,516(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +8.5% over 5 years · 52th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+8.5%
Change in 1 year
+92
Change in 5 years
+589
Growth rank in WA
52th 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 (~8,150), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,743
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,626
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
143 of 2,477
Median monthly mortgage
$2,762
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$470
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.2% / 40.9% / 15.9%
Employment rate
62.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12% / 3.5% / 66.6%
Walked or cycled to work
2.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,698 / 552 / 84

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

47.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 7.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified47.5% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational7.7% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below34.6% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce24.7%
  • Health15.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.1%
  • Society and culture11.8%
  • Education11.4%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.5%
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)
$74,729

91st percentile in WA · +27% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$79,482

94th percentile in WA · +22% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

62nd percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,583

74th percentile in WA · +29% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

68th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6019 — 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
18,185
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,570
Median net rent
$312
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,865
Taxable income vs state median
+23%
Salary / wages vs state median
+27%
Rental investment vs state median
+17%
Super vs state median
+28%
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

14.7% speak a language other than English at home; 31% born overseas

Language at home
5,616 English only · 964 other
Non-English at home
14.7%
Born overseas
2,047 (31%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
43 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
6,105
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
27

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin71 · 18%
  • Italian41 · 10.4%
  • Cantonese26 · 6.6%
  • Spanish25 · 6.3%
  • German24 · 6.1%
  • Afrikaans21 · 5.3%
  • French20 · 5.1%
  • Gujarati20 · 5.1%

Religion

47.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.1%, while 44.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.7%42.5%
Christianity47.1%41.1%
Other / not stated8.2%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.3%18.7%
Anglican14%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3%3.4%
Uniting Church2.3%1.6%

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 Mirrabooka 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)
12,039
Against the person
2,891
Against property
7,029
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
48.8
State crime-rate percentile
10th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-33.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related 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
9
Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
1,134
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Hale SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1161 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 1,623 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Newman CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1121 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 1,824 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Churchlands Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 2,221 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Wembley Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1134 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 382 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Holy Spirit SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1163 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 188 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Holy Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 392 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Kapinara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1166 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 348 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 359 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Churchlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1169 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 481 students · Top SEA quarter 68% · 1.9 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

38 public transport stops in this suburb

  • The Boulevard After Bold Park Dr
  • The Boulevard After Cork Rd
  • The Boulevard Before Durston Rd
  • The Boulevard Before Thurles Rd
  • The Boulevard Wembley Golf Course

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

106 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds · 12 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 38 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 26 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
61/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.44
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.33
Food & drink(3)
  • Lawley'sBakery

    Wembley Downs

  • Fast food
  • 300 Acres Restaurant & BarRestaurant
Shopping(2)
  • The Downs Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • IGASupermarket

    Wembley Downs

Community(3)
  • Forrest LibraryLibrary
  • Hale SchoolSchool

    160 Hale Road

  • Wembley Downs Primary SchoolSchool

    39 Bournemouth Crescent, Wembley Downs

Health & services(1)
  • Ocean Village Medical CentreClinic
Sport & outdoors(37)
  • The Boulevard Shared PathCycling route
  • Wembley Golf CourseGolf course

    200 The Boulevard, Wembley Downs

  • AS Luketina ReservePark
  • Buntine / Haynes ReservePark
  • Buxton ParkPark
  • Empire Avenue ReservePark
  • Joe Rice PlaygroundPark
  • Luita Street ReservePark
  • Peace GrovePark
  • Stockdale ParkPark
  • Sulman ParkPark
  • Buxton Tandarra ReservePlayground
  • Playground (5)
  • Public toilets
  • Brine OvalsSports field
  • Craig OvalSports field
  • Cricket Practice BoothsSports field
  • Fowler OvalSports field
  • Speed Jordan Hockey FieldSports field
  • Sports field
  • Vernon Murphy OvalSports field
  • Swimming pool (12)
Transport(28)

28 bus stops

Other(15)
  • Bench (4)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Changing RoomsDressing Room
  • Fountain (5)
  • Miniature Golf
  • Parking (2)
  • Picnic Table
  • Wembley Downs Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Brenda Morton ReserveRecreation Ground
  • Recreation Ground
  • Round HouseShelter
  • Shelter (10)
  • Junior School GymSports Hall
  • Senior GymSports Hall

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

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Wembley Downs Tennis Club

    Tennis

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

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • AS Luketina ReservePark
  • Buntine / Haynes ReservePark
  • Buxton ParkPark
  • Empire Avenue ReservePark
  • Joe Rice PlaygroundPark
  • Luita Street ReservePark
  • Peace GrovePark
  • Stockdale ParkPark
  • Sulman ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
19.7%
Woodland / forest cover
17.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
41
Parks (OSM)
9
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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Wembley Downs Uniting Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Osborne Park Hospital (4.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

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

  • Ocean Village Medical CentreClinic

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
110
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.6

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

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Chapel of St Mark20 Unwin Av, Wembley9958
  • Hale School Memorial Hall20 Unwin Av, Wembley Downs9957

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Curtin
Member of Parliament
Kate CHANEY (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,244
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.4 km away).

Coalition 53.4%Labor 46.6%

1.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Churchlands NorthLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Wembley DownsLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • City Beach NorthLabor 38.1% · Coalition 61.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • WoodlandsLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • ChurchlandsLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% 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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