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Yanchep, 6035

Est. population · Jun 2025

15,247

Growth (1 yr)

+5.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+28.3%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,699/wk

Employment rate

57.8%

University qualified

11.8%

Work from home

6.6%

Languages at home

9.1%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Spanish, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39.2/100
Below average

397th in WA

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Heritage area
  • Holiday parks
What Yanchep is known for: Beach, Green suburb, National parks, Heritage area, Holiday parks

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Suburb profile

Yanchep is a coastal town in Western Australia, in Wanneroo Council, characterised by heritage listings. It is close to the Gnangara-Moore River and the River State Forest.

Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked coastal towns. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, and school access is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with school access 33% above the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, with population growth 103% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are thinner dining and café options and lower socio-economic advantage.

Yanchep is a better fit for people who value public transport and open space more than socio-economic advantage.

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

  • Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • School access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Dining and cafés are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Yanchep Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Heritage listings
  • Gnangara-Moore River
  • River State Forest

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Yanchep compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$630/wk

Population (ERP)

15,247

+5.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.3%

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

#7

among Coastal & beach · Growth area

Pop. growth

97th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

22%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

35th

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
39.2/100 — Below average
National rank
4634th in Australia
State rank
397th in WA
Peer rank
#7 among Coastal & beach · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#59 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
94%

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)
$630
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,292

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

15,247(June 2025)

+5.7% annual · +28.3% over 5 years · 97th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.7%
5-year growth
+28.3%
Change in 1 year
+819
Change in 5 years
+3,360
Growth rank in WA
97th 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 (~22,000), extrapolated at +7.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
11,022
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,699
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
428 of 4,167
Median monthly mortgage
$1,842
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$340
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
19.7% / 57.9% / 22.4%
Employment rate
57.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.6% / 2.8% / 65.8%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,635 / 97 / 7

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

11.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 25.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational25.2% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below52.9% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies20.1%
  • Management and commerce16.6%
  • Society and culture13.2%
  • Health12.5%
  • Architecture and building10.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.1%
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)
$62,770

58th percentile in WA · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,931

67th percentile in WA · +6% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

12th percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$56,518

39th percentile in WA · -11% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

64th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6035 — 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
7,616
Taxpayers reporting net rent
587
Median net rent
-$2,136
Taxpayers reporting business income
696
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
-33%
Super vs state median
-11%
Business income vs state median
+13%

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

9.1% speak a language other than English at home; 39.8% born overseas

Language at home
9,381 English only · 940 other
Non-English at home
9.1%
Born overseas
4,153 (39.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
329 (3%)
Australian citizens
9,046
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).

  • Afrikaans87 · 26.6%
  • Spanish23 · 7%
  • Arabic19 · 5.8%
  • French19 · 5.8%
  • German18 · 5.5%
  • Italian17 · 5.2%
  • Tagalog17 · 5.2%
  • Australian Indigenous languages16 · 4.9%

Religion

53.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 53.2%, while Christianity accounts for 37.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion53.2%42.5%
Christianity37.2%41.1%
Other / not stated9.6%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican12.9%10.1%
Catholic12.6%18.7%
Christian (not further defined)3.7%3.4%
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
3.3th (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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
973
Median ICSEA percentile
35th
School list
  • Yanchep Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 604 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
  • Yanchep Lagoon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 976 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
  • Yanchep Rise Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 951 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 459 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
  • Yanchep Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 970 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 854 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View 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

  • Tiny Kingdom Early LearningLagoon Drivechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

80 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Two Rocks Rd Club Capricorn Dr
  • Two Rocks Rd Club Capricorn Resort
  • Yanchep Beach Rd After Marmion Av
  • Yanchep Beach Rd After Walker St
  • Yanchep Beach Rd Before Walker St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

16 mapped amenities

3 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 63 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 80 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
5.72
Sport & outdoors(14)
  • Beach (3)
  • Blackwood UnderpassCycling route
  • Marmion Avenue PSPCycling route
  • Saint Andrews Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Yanchep Beach Road PSPCycling route
  • Yanchep National ParkNature reserve
  • Coastal Plain Walk TrailWalking trail
  • CockatooWalking trail
  • Ghost House TrailWalking trail
  • Wetlands TrailWalking trail
  • WoodlandsWalking trail
  • Yanchep RoseWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Henry White OvalCampground
  • ClubCaravan park

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

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Yanchep Sports Club
  • Yanchep Surf Life Saving Club

    Surf Life Saving

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

60 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Abercrombie ParkPark
  • Anchor ParkPark
  • Ariane ParkPark
  • Barakee ParkPark
  • Beachhaven ParkPark
  • Bewick ParkPark
  • Bewick Park Conservation ReservePark
  • Blenny ParkPark
  • Booderee ParkPark
  • Bulburin ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
11.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
65
Parks (OSM)
63
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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Hospital (18.7 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
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
142

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

  • Yanchep Medical CentreVillage RowGP
  • Beachside Medical CentreLindsay Beach BoulevardClinic
Aged-care services
  • Bethanie BeachsideYANCHEPResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
394
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.8

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

15 heritage places

  • Boongarra Government WellState Forest off Wanneroo Rd, Wilbinga18095
  • YNP Avenue of TreesYanchep Rd Yanchep National Park, Yanchep9531
  • YNP Crystal Caves3499 Wanneroo Rd Yanchep National Park, Yanchep9529
  • YNP Generator Bunkers - Radar Installation3499 Wanneroo Rd, Yanchep National Park, Yanchep14278
  • YNP Yanchep Golf ClubhouseLot 11544, Yanchep National Park17950
  • YNP Yanchep War MemorialYanchep National Park14275
  • Yanchep National Park Precinct3499 Wanneroo Rd, Yanchep4151
  • YNP Administration Building3499 Wanneroo Rd, Yanchep2683
  • YNP Army Bunkers - Radar Installation3499 Wanneroo Rd, Yanchep2682
  • YNP Ghost House Ruin, Chauffeur's Room and Garage3499 Wanneroo Rd, Yanchep2681

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
Overlay applies
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
Pearce
Member of Parliament
Tracey ROBERTS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,275
Turnout (2025)
87.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.6%Labor 56.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.6 km away).

Coalition 40.6%Labor 59.4%

3.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Alkimos NorthLabor 59.5% · Coalition 40.5% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
  • YanchepLabor 53.7% · Coalition 46.3% TPP (2025)9.5 km away
  • Yanchep NorthLabor 56.5% · Coalition 43.5% TPP (2025)9.7 km away
  • AlkimosLabor 65.7% · Coalition 34.3% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
  • Alkimos WestLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)11.2 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)
4/10
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

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