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Perth suburbs / Coolbellup

Coolbellup 6163

A free data profile of Coolbellup, Perth — home to about 5,698 people across 3,676 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Coolbellup

Coolbellup is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 5,698 people across 3,676 properties. Residents have a median age of 37, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,386/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Coolbellup records about 165 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Coolbellup Community School, Kardinya Primary School, Samson Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 30% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Coolbellup was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 2% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 2 pathology (blood-test) centres, 1 pharmacy within its bounds.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — Coolbellup

Demographic, employment and income insights of 5,698 residents living in Coolbellup, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
5,698
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,378/wk

Age profile

Median age 37
Under 15 16%15 to 64 68%Over 65 16%

Household type

Majority are families (57%)
Family 57%Single 38%Group 5%

Occupancy

61% own their home, 37% rent
Owned outright 21%With a mortgage 40%Renter 37%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+16% since 2011
2011
4,917
→
2016
5,323
→
2021
5,698
Median household income (wk)+40% since 2011
2011
$982
→
2016
$1,187
→
2021
$1,378
Median rent (wk)+7% since 2011
2011
$280
→
2016
$319
→
2021
$300
Median age+3% since 2011
2011
36
→
2016
37
→
2021
37

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
5,698
2021 Census
Properties
3,676
addressed dwellings
Median age
37
years
Household income
$1,386
median, weekly
Median rent
$298
weekly
Household size
2.2
people avg
SEIFA
3.2/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,600
monthly repayment
Median rent
$300
weekly
Owned outright
21%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
40%
of dwellings
Rented
37%
of dwellings
Separate house
73%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
13%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
14%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
43%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
80%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
7%
of workers
Public transport / active
13%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Coolbellup · nearest nearby:

  • Coolbellup Community Schoolin suburb
  • Pineview Community Kindergartenin suburb
  • Coolbellup Learning Centrein suburb
  • North Lake Senior Campus131 m
  • Seton Catholic College222 m
  • Samson Primary School265 m
  • East Hamilton Hill Primary School338 m
  • Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School360 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Coolbellup Community School, Kardinya Primary School, Samson Primary School, Southwell Primary School

Secondary: Fremantle College, Melville Senior High School

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
165/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
941
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
1
Clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
2

Environment

Bushfire prone
30%
of suburb area
Green cover
39%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
51
in suburb
Nearest airport
7.2 km
Jandakot Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
2%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
1/3
Telstra

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