WA · Mandurah Council
Halls Head, WA, 6210
Current weather
16°CLight drizzle
77% humidity · 19.7 km/h wind · 17.4° / 10.3° today · 4.2 mm rain
Desirability index
#31 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Halls Head is a mid-sized suburb in the Mandurah area, home to around 14,474 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $590, 5 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
- 14,474
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,686
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,218 of 6,528
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 54.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 401 / 445 / 102
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)
- $590
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 8,149
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
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 970
- Glencoe Primary SchoolPrimary
- Halls Head CollegeSecondary
- Halls Head College Education Support CentreSpecial
- Halls Head Primary SchoolPrimary
- South Halls Head 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
86 public transport stops in this suburb
- Janis St After Cathryn St
- Janis St After Hill St
- Old Coast Rd After Casuarina Dr
- Old Coast Rd After Peelwood Pde
- Old Coast Rd Before Dorothy Av
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
83 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking (8)
- Casuarina Dr After Everlasting RttBus stop
- Casuarina Dr Before Everlasting RttBus stop
- Casuarina Dr Before Honeysuckle RmblBus stop
- Casuarina Dr Before Lavender GdnsBus stop
- Casuarina Dr Before Templetonia PromBus stop
- Glencoe Pde Before Peelwood PdeBus 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
16 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Childs Nature Play ParkPark
- Childs Play ParkPark
- Gallop Street ReservePark
- Hall ParkPark
- Henry Sutton Grove ParkPark
- Janis Street ReservePark
- Joseph Cooper ReservePark
- Kingsley Fairbridge ReservePark
- Lavender Gardens ReservePark
- Mary Cooper ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Halls Head Dentistdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- 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
Heritage
4 state heritage places
- Sutton Family Graveyard1-3 Picaroon Pl, Mandurah24425
- Sutton's FarmOld Coast Rd, Mandurah24454
- Hall's Cottage7 Leighton Rd, Halls Head1485
- Sutton's Farm & GraveyardApollo Pl & Picaroon Pl, Halls Head3078
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 40
- Parks (OSM)
- 36
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
- 74.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #31 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
- childcarechildcarechildcare
- Sutton Family Graveyardheritage1-3 Picaroon Pl, Mandurah24425
- Sutton's FarmheritageOld Coast Rd, Mandurah24454
- Hall's Cottageheritage7 Leighton Rd, Halls Head1485
- Sutton's Farm & GraveyardheritageApollo Pl & Picaroon Pl, Halls Head3078
- Halls Head Dentisthealthdentist
- Childs Nature Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Childs Nature Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Childs Nature Play Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Childs Play 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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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