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Woodbridge, 6056

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,372

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.7%

Median age

43

Median income

$1,656/wk

Employment rate

60.2%

University qualified

25.5%

Work from home

5.4%

Languages at home

9.3%non-English

Most common: Italian, Tagalog, Malayalam

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

53.2/100
Average

Top 17% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Excellent transport
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Woodbridge is known for: Beach, Excellent transport, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Woodbridge is a semi-rural locality near Perth, in Swan Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Swan River.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and school ICSEA scores are a relative strength. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, and green cover is an exceptional strength. Median rents are a relative weakness, with median rents 11% above the peer median.

Overall, Woodbridge suits people prioritising open space and daily services over lower rents.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Western Australia (61)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • School ICSEA scores are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Median rents are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Woodbridge Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Swan River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Woodbridge compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$625/wk

Population (ERP)

1,372

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.5%

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

#25

among Metro Perth · Emerging

Pop. growth

46th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

36%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

56th

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
53.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 17% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1422nd in Australia
State rank
118th in WA
Peer rank
#25 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#88 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)
$625
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
3,706

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

1,372(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +7.7% over 5 years · 46th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+7.7%
Change in 1 year
+14
Change in 5 years
+98
Growth rank in WA
46th 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 (~1,500), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,207
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,656
Dwelling vacancy
12.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
71 of 566
Median monthly mortgage
$2,099
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$325
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
28.7% / 35% / 36.3%
Employment rate
60.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.4% / 5.9% / 65.3%
Walked or cycled to work
4.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
358 / 118 / 18

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

25.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 16.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified25.5% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified12.3% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational16.5% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below45.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce17.2%
  • Society and culture15.7%
  • Health14.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.5%
  • Education13.2%
  • Architecture and building7.9%
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)
$62,614

58th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,896

64th percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

18th percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$61,953

48th percentile in WA · -2% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

43rd percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6056 — 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
27,838
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,606
Median net rent
-$387
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,194
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-3%
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

9.3% speak a language other than English at home; 30.5% born overseas

Language at home
1,039 English only · 106 other
Non-English at home
9.3%
Born overseas
351 (30.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
44 (3.6%)
Australian citizens
1,050
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian10 · 38.5%
  • Tagalog6 · 23.1%
  • Malayalam4 · 15.4%
  • Filipino3 · 11.5%
  • German3 · 11.5%

Religion

48.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.9%, while Christianity accounts for 41.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.9%42.5%
Christianity41.3%41.1%
Other / not stated9.9%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.1%18.7%
Anglican11.4%10.1%
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 Midland 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)
10,510
Against the person
3,082
Against property
5,537
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
44.3
State crime-rate percentile
8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-37.1%

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
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
1,020
Median ICSEA percentile
56th
School list
  • Governor Stirling Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 961 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 751 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Woodbridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1012 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 388 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Helena River Waldorf SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 101 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Indie School Western AustraliaSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 942 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 362 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Guildford Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,225 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • La Salle CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1028 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 1,346 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 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

Public transport

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Great Eastern Hwy After Devon St
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Harper St
  • Great Eastern Hwy After Third Av
  • Great Eastern Hwy Before Harper St
  • Great Eastern Hwy Guildford Grammar Prep Sch

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

63 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 5 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 2 beaches · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
26/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.83
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.83
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.97
Food & drink(1)
  • Guerrilla HubCafe
Everyday services(1)
  • Petrol station
Community(2)
  • Governor Stirling Senior High SchoolSchool

    25 Third Avenue, Woodbridge

  • Woodbridge Primary SchoolSchool

    10 Archer Street, Woodbridge

Sport & outdoors(23)
  • BBQ
  • Beach (2)
  • Midland Railway PSPCycling route
  • Swan Valley PathCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Fitness station
  • Coal Dam ParkPark
  • Harper ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Ray Marshall ParkPark
  • Woodbridge Riverside Park and Play SpacePark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (5)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(12)

9 bus stops · 3 train stations

Other(7)
  • Bench (4)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Fountain
  • Parking (9)
  • Picnic Table (5)
  • Shelter (3)
  • Waste Basket

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

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Coal Dam ParkPark
  • Harper ParkPark
  • Ray Marshall ParkPark
  • Woodbridge Riverside Park and Play SpacePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
30.5%
Woodland / forest cover
10%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
6
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
St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals (1.6 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)
69
Participants per 1,000 residents
50.3

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

1 heritage place

  • WoodbridgeThird Av, Woodbridge2528

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
Hasluck
Member of Parliament
Tania LAWRENCE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
113,257
Turnout (2025)
87.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 34.0%Labor 66.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.0 km away).

Coalition 32.2%Labor 67.8%

1.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MidlandLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • HazelmereLabor 63.9% · Coalition 36.1% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • GuildfordLabor 66.6% · Coalition 33.4% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Midland NorthLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • CavershamLabor 71.3% · Coalition 28.7% TPP (2025)3.3 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)
6/10
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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