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

79.4/100

#25 among Coastal & beach suburbs

How this score is calculated

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 ProfileAustralian 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 lodgementsDepartment 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

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

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

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 amenitiesOpenStreetMap 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

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

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Great Beginningschildcare
  • Hearts & Minds Early Learningchildcare
  • Little Owls Pre Kindychildcare

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · 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 overlaysState 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 featuresOpenStreetMap 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 indexSuburb 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

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