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Perth suburbs / Waikiki

Waikiki 6169

A free data profile of Waikiki, Perth — home to about 12,519 people across 5,488 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Waikiki

Waikiki is a large Perth suburb, home to about 12,519 people across 5,488 properties. Residents have a median age of 39, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,606/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Waikiki records about 71 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), around the Perth median of 69 — in line with the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Charthouse Primary School, Cooloongup Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 51% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, Waikiki 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 1 hospital, 2 pathology (blood-test) centres 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 — Waikiki

Demographic, employment and income insights of 12,453 residents living in Waikiki, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
12,453
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,611/wk

Age profile

Median age 39
Under 15 20%15 to 64 64%Over 65 15%

Household type

Majority are families (74%)
Family 74%Single 23%Group 3%

Occupancy

75% own their home, 23% rent
Owned outright 29%With a mortgage 46%Renter 23%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+4% since 2011
2011
11,982
→
2016
12,396
→
2021
12,453
Median household income (wk)+18% since 2011
2011
$1,370
→
2016
$1,516
→
2021
$1,611
Median rent (wk)+10% since 2011
2011
$290
→
2016
$345
→
2021
$320
Median age+11% since 2011
2011
35
→
2016
36
→
2021
39

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
12,519
2021 Census
Properties
5,488
addressed dwellings
Median age
39
years
Household income
$1,606
median, weekly
Median rent
$330
weekly
Household size
2.6
people avg
SEIFA
3.3/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,600
monthly repayment
Median rent
$320
weekly
Owned outright
29%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
46%
of dwellings
Rented
23%
of dwellings
Separate house
98%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
2%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
31%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
80%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
6%
of workers
Public transport / active
14%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Waikiki · nearest nearby:

  • South Coast Baptist Collegein suburb
  • Waikiki Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Charthouse Primary Schoolin suburb
  • East Waikiki Primary School84 m
  • Malibu School542 m
  • Cooloongup Primary School667 m
  • Safety Bay Senior High School704 m
  • Rockingham John Calvin School842 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Charthouse Primary School, Cooloongup Primary School, East Waikiki Primary School, Hillman Primary School, Koorana Primary School, Sheoak Grove Primary School, Waikiki Primary School, Warnbro Primary School

Secondary: Baldivis Secondary College, Rockingham Senior High School, Safety Bay Senior High School, Warnbro Community High School

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

Safety & crime

Crime rate
71/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
891
in the year

Health & medical

Hospitals
1
Blood-test
2

Environment

Bushfire prone
51%
of suburb area
Green cover
38%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
40
in suburb
Nearest airport
13.3 km
Serpentine Airfield

Internet (NBN, 2020)

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

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