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Ocean Reef 6027

A free data profile of Ocean Reef, Perth — home to about 8,109 people across 3,239 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Ocean Reef

Ocean Reef is a large Perth suburb, home to about 8,109 people across 3,239 properties. Residents have a median age of 42, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,430/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Ocean Reef records about 29 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 5 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Beaumaris Primary School, Beldon Primary School, Connolly Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 30% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Ocean Reef was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 0% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 4 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 — Ocean Reef

Demographic, employment and income insights of 8,125 residents living in Ocean Reef, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
8,125
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,480/wk

Age profile

Median age 44
Under 15 18%15 to 64 65%Over 65 18%

Household type

Majority are families (86%)
Family 86%Single 12%Group 2%

Occupancy

86% own their home, 12% rent
Owned outright 41%With a mortgage 45%Renter 12%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population0% since 2011
2011
8,108
→
2016
7,840
→
2021
8,125
Median household income (wk)+18% since 2011
2011
$2,096
→
2016
$2,245
→
2021
$2,480
Median rent (wk)+17% since 2011
2011
$450
→
2016
$510
→
2021
$525
Median age+10% since 2011
2011
40
→
2016
42
→
2021
44

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
8,109
2021 Census
Properties
3,239
addressed dwellings
Median age
42
years
Household income
$2,430
median, weekly
Median rent
$517
weekly
Household size
2.8
people avg
SEIFA
8.7/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,253
monthly repayment
Median rent
$525
weekly
Owned outright
41%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
45%
of dwellings
Rented
12%
of dwellings
Separate house
96%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
4%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
30%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
76%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
12%
of workers
Public transport / active
12%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

5 schools in Ocean Reef · nearest nearby:

  • Ocean Reef Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Ocean Reef Senior High Schoolin suburb
  • Prendiville Catholic Collegein suburb
  • Beaumaris Primary Schoolin suburb
  • St Simon Peter Catholic Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Poseidon Primary School296 m
  • Mullaloo Beach Primary School305 m
  • Beldon Primary School719 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Beaumaris Primary School, Beldon Primary School, Connolly Primary School, Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Ocean Reef Primary School, Poseidon Primary School

Secondary: Belridge Secondary College, Ocean Reef Senior High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
29/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
238
in the year

Health & medical

GPs
2
Pharmacies
1
Blood-test
4

Environment

Bushfire prone
30%
of suburb area
Green cover
40%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
41
in suburb
Nearest airport
29.6 km
RAAF Base Pearce

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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