WA · Rockingham Council
Golden Bay, WA, 6174
Current weather
15.8°CModerate drizzle
78% humidity · 16.1 km/h wind · 18.2° / 8.7° today · 5.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#25 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Golden Bay is a smaller suburban community in the Rockingham area, home to around 5,681 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $640, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 14 public transport stops within the suburb, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,681
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $1,891
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 196 of 2,153
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,777
- Employment rate
- 67.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 181 / 39 / 0
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)
- $640
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 548
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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
- 961
- Golden Bay Primary SchoolPrimary
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
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dampier Dr After Munja St
- Dampier Dr Before Warrie St
- Dampier Dr Before Weebo St
- Warnbro Sound Av After Dampier Dr
- Warnbro Sound Av Before Dampier Dr
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).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- Planning control areaPlanning control area
Data sources & freshness
- WA Region Scheme applications — Western Australian Planning Commission · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · SLIP MapServer — active applications
Amenities
87 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Premix KingAlcohol
- Bbq (7)
- Bench (16)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Blue Fin Dr After Barramundi StBus stop
- Blue Fin Dr Before Blue Fin DrBus stop
- Dampier Dr After Munja StBus stop
- Dampier Dr After Thundelarra DrBus stop
- Dampier Dr Before Warrie StBus stop
- Dampier Dr Before Weebo StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
15 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Callawa ReservePark
- Carlindie Parkway ParkPark
- Colour Block ParkPark
- George Foster ReservePark
- Golden Bay ForeshorePark
- Golden Bay's LadderPark
- Mallina ReservePark
- Rhonda Scarrott OvalPark
- Rhonda Scarrott ReservePark
- Rhonda Scarrott Reserve OvalPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Great Beginningschildcare
- Hearts & Minds Early Learningchildcare
- Little Owls Pre Kindychildcare
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 16
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 79.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #25 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Great Beginningschildcarechildcare
- Hearts & Minds Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- Little Owls Pre Kindychildcarechildcare
- Callawa Reservegovernmentpark
- Carlindie Parkway Parkgovernmentpark
- Colour Block Parkgovernmentpark
- George Foster Reservegovernmentpark
- Golden Bay Foreshoregovernmentpark
- Golden Bay's Laddergovernmentpark
- Mallina Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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