WA · Swan Council
Bullsbrook, 6084
Current weather
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58% humidity · 9.1 km/h wind · 16.5° / 9.7° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Bullsbrook is a smaller suburban community in the Swan area, home to around 5,605 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $725, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,605
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,912
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 198 of 2,050
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 63.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 159 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $725
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 244
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 957
- Bullsbrook CollegeCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Great Northern Hwy After Walyunga Rd
- Great Northern Hwy After Warbrook Rd
- Great Northern Hwy Before Butternab Rd
- Great Northern Hwy Before Dewar Rd
- Great Northern Hwy Before Stock Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from WA Region Scheme applications (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
Other· 2 proposals
- Planning control areaPlanning control area
- Planning control areaPlanning control area
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- WA Region Scheme applications — Western Australian Planning Commission · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · SLIP MapServer — active applications
Amenities
22 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ATM
- Bicycle Parking
- Brearley Street after King StreetBus stop
- Brearley Street after Sheen WayBus stop
- Brearley Street after Truscott StreetBus stop
- Brearley Street before Sheen WayBus stop
- Chittering Road after Brearley StreetBus stop
- Chittering Road after Maroubra AvenueBus stop
- Chittering Road before Maroubra AvenueBus stop
- Great Northern Highway before Bullsbrook RoadBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Balleybofey ParkPark
- Brearley ParkPark
- Brookbank ParkPark
- Lowrey ParkPark
- Narin ParkPark
- NTWA Bushland covenant (0188) Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Unnamed WA53453 Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- RAAF Pearce Medicalhospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Chittering Park Homestead1104 & 1136 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook17882
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Bullsbrook Community KindergartenCaporn Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 88
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 45.8/100
- National rank
- 2275th in Australia
- State rank
- 249th in WA
- Peer rank
- #27 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #39 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 76%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bullsbrook Community KindergartenchildcareCaporn Streetkindergarten
- Chittering Park Homesteadheritage1104 & 1136 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook17882
- RAAF Pearce Medicalhealthhospital
- Balleybofey Parkgovernmentpark
- Brearley Parkgovernmentpark
- Brookbank Parkgovernmentpark
- Lowrey Parkgovernmentpark
- NTWA Bushland covenant (0188) Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Narin Parkgovernmentpark
- Unnamed WA53453 Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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