WA · Joondalup Council
Craigie, 6025
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Craigie (WA) is a smaller suburban community in the Joondalup area, home to around 6,456 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $850, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 6,456
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,792
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 150 of 2,758
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 67.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 199 / 276 / 27
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)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,691
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,064
- Craigie Heights Primary SchoolPrimary
- Whitford Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
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
27 public transport stops in this suburb
- Eddystone Av After Allambie Dr
- Eddystone Av After Craigie Dr
- Eddystone Av After Perilya Rd
- Eddystone Av Before Warrandyte Dr
- Eddystone Av Before Whitfords Av
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
Amenities
49 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
111 Eddystone Avenue, Craigie
- ANZATM
- Bakery
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Camberwarra Dr After Albion StBus stop
- Camberwarra Dr After Barradine WyBus stop
- Camberwarra Dr After Barwon RdBus stop
- Camberwarra Dr After Beltana RdBus stop
- Camberwarra Dr After Coral StBus 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
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Adelaide ParkPark
- Adelaide ReserveNature reserve
- Albion ParkPark
- Barwon ParkPark
- Camberwarra ParkPark
- Chadstone ParkPark
- Otago ParkPark
- Pinnacle ParkPark
- Revitalise ParkPark
- Warrandyte ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Craigie Medical & Dental Centreclinic
- Pharmacypharmacy
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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Nido Early Schoolchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
- 59.1/100
- National rank
- 807th in Australia
- State rank
- 97th in WA
- Peer rank
- #69 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #72 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 72%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Nido Early Schoolchildcarechildcare
- Craigie Medical & Dental Centrehealthclinic
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Adelaide Parkgovernmentpark
- Adelaide Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Albion Parkgovernmentpark
- Barwon Parkgovernmentpark
- Camberwarra Parkgovernmentpark
- Chadstone Parkgovernmentpark
- Otago Parkgovernmentpark
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
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