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WA · Stirling Council
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%
Languages at home
14.7%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Italian, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Wembley Downs is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Stirling Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period.
Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, while local dining and lifestyle amenities land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Wembley Downs snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
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
#12
among Metro Perth · Established
Safety
10th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
52nd
percentile in WA
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
- 66.7/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 4% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 424th in Australia
- State rank
- 24th in WA
- Peer rank
- #12 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #17 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,698 / 552 / 84
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 12,039
- Against the person
- 2,891
- Against property
- 7,029
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,601.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -20.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1233
- Drug Offences1468
- Fraud & Related Offences1104
- Property Damage1195
- Stealing3582
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 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 (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
74 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
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 errands 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 — 25 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(1)
- IGASupermarket
Wembley Downs
Community(1)
- Forrest LibraryLibrary
Health & services(1)
- Ocean Village Medical CentreClinic
Sport & outdoors(25)
- Buxton Tandarra ReservePlayground
- Playground (5)
- 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(8)
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Fountain (5)
- Picnic Table
- Wembley Downs Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Public toilets
- 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 41
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Ocean Village Medical CentreClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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