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Woodvale, 6026

Est. population · Jun 2025

10,682

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.4%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,339/wk

Employment rate

66.5%

University qualified

26%

Work from home

8.5%

Languages at home

11.4%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Mandarin, Persian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

64.9/100
Good

Top 2% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • High desirability
What Woodvale is known for: Walkable, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Woodvale is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Joondalup Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 8% above the peer median. School ICSEA scores are a relative strength. Heritage listings are a relative strength, with heritage listings 100% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth and higher rents, with population growth 48% below the peer median.

Woodvale's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • School ICSEA scores are a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Woodvale compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$800/wk

Population (ERP)

10,682

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.4%

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

#3

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

35th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

10%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

75th

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
64.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 2% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
180th in Australia
State rank
7th in WA
Peer rank
#3 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#5 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
95%

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)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
739

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

10,682(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +5.4% over 5 years · 35th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+5.4%
Change in 1 year
+30
Change in 5 years
+550
Growth rank in WA
35th 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 (~10,900), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
9,579
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,339
Dwelling vacancy
4.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
154 of 3,537
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$480
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.3% / 47% / 9.7%
Employment rate
66.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.5% / 4.7% / 66.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,134 / 245 / 4 (+ 4 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

26% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 18.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational18.6% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below43.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.9%
  • Health12.5%
  • Education10.9%
  • Society and culture10.9%
  • Architecture and building6.2%
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)
$64,468

64th percentile in WA · +10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,641

77th percentile in WA · +10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

46th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$112,765

94th percentile in WA · +78% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

42nd percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6026 — 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
15,223
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,829
Median net rent
-$880
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,150
Taxable income vs state median
+6%
Salary / wages vs state median
+14%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+77%
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

11.4% speak a language other than English at home; 38.3% born overseas

Language at home
8,333 English only · 1,069 other
Non-English at home
11.4%
Born overseas
3,605 (38.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
51 (0.5%)
Australian citizens
8,701
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
26

Top languages other than English

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

  • Afrikaans66 · 15.3%
  • Mandarin37 · 8.6%
  • Persian32 · 7.4%
  • Italian31 · 7.2%
  • German30 · 7%
  • Gujarati28 · 6.5%
  • Cantonese26 · 6%
  • French25 · 5.8%

Religion

47.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.9%, while 45% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion45%42.5%
Christianity47.9%41.1%
Other / not stated7.1%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.4%18.7%
Anglican14.5%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.1%3.4%
Uniting Church2.1%1.6%
Baptist2%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 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
3.2th (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
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
1,068
Median ICSEA percentile
75th
School list
  • Woodvale Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,251 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Woodvale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 369 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • North Woodvale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 394 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 454 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Creaney Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 72 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Creaney Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 379 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 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

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Meerlinga Family Centrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

53 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Trappers Dr After Castlegate Wy
  • Wanneroo Rd After Medici Wy
  • Wanneroo Rd After Whitfords Av
  • Wanneroo Rd Before Prindiville Dr
  • Wanneroo Rd Before Woodvale Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

151 mapped amenities

3 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 2 bakeries · 2 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 53 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
96/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.31
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.36
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.15
Food & drink(13)
  • Bakers DelightBakery
  • Ming's BakeryBakery
  • AvokaCafe
  • ChineseCafe
  • ColombianCafe
  • Fish and ChipsFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Red RoosterFast food

    933 Whitfords Avenue

  • Woody's PizzaFast food
  • Woodvale TavernPub
  • AmoreRestaurant
  • Royal TajRestaurant
  • Sun Seng ChineseRestaurant
Shopping(6)
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Thirsty CamelBottle shop
  • IGASupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(3)
  • BankwestATM
  • BPPetrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(7)
  • Chichester Park Community Sporting FacilityCommunity centre

    109 Trappers Drive, Woodvale

  • Meerlinga Family CentreKindergarten
  • Library

    5 Trappers Drive

  • Woodvale public libraryLibrary
  • North Woodvale Primary SchoolSchool

    4 Chichester Drive, Woodvale

  • Woodvale Primary SchoolSchool

    44 Keatley Crescent, Woodvale

  • Woodvale Secondary CollegeSchool

    110 Woodvale Drive

Health & services(4)
  • Rondel Family PracticeMedical clinic
  • Woodvale Park Medical CentreMedical clinic

    Unit 2 3 Trappers Drive, Woodvale

  • Pharmacy
  • Woodvale PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(23)
  • Beenyup Swamp CircuitCycling route
  • Lake Joondalup CircuitCycling route
  • Mitchell Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Ocean Reef Road PSPCycling route
  • Whitfords Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • F45 TrainingGym
  • Healthy GlowGym
  • Woodvale 5(1)(h) ReserveNature reserve
  • Chichester ParkPark
  • Cornish ParkPark
  • Gascoyne ParkPark
  • McCubbin ParkPark
  • Park
  • Timbercrest ParkPark
  • Timberlane ParkPark
  • Trailwood ParkPark
  • Trappers ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (3)
  • Plumdale Park PlaygroundPlayground
  • Sports field
Transport(49)

49 bus stops

Other(19)
  • The Sanctuary Day SpaBeauty salon
  • Bench (4)
  • Bike Force WoodvaleBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (8)
  • Bicycle Repair Station
  • Woodvale Sports BarBookmaker
  • Wish a GiftFlorist
  • Woodvale Fish and LillyGarden Centre

    Woodvale Drive

  • DavidLee HairdressingHairdresser
  • The Cutting GardenHairdresser
  • Information (7)
  • Woodvale NewsNewsagent
  • Parking (14)
  • Woodvale BaptistPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box
  • Timberside VillageSocial Facility

    10 Timbercrest Rise, Woodvale

  • TelstraTelephone
  • 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

10 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Chichester ParkPark
  • Cornish ParkPark
  • Gascoyne ParkPark
  • McCubbin ParkPark
  • Parkside ParkPark
  • Plumdale ParkPark
  • Timbercrest ParkPark
  • Timberlane ParkPark
  • Trailwood ParkPark
  • Trappers ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
12.9%
Woodland / forest cover
7.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
16
Parks (OSM)
11
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

  • Woodvale Baptist

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Glengarry Private Hospital (5.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

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

  • Rondel Family PracticeGP
  • Woodvale Park Medical CentreTrappers DriveGP
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • Woodvale PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
247
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.1

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

4 heritage places

  • Olive Trees, Perry's PaddockWanneroo17919
  • Perry's Paddock, Cottage & Stables1170 Ocean Reef Rd, Wanneroo9484
  • School House - oldPerry's Paddock, Woodvale17937
  • Cockman House1230 Ocean Reef Rd, Wanneroo2675

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
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 3.5 km away).

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

3.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • WoodvaleLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Woodvale SouthLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Woodvale NorthLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • KingsleyLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • Kingsley EastLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)2.2 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)
9/10
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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