WA · Mundaring Council
Mahogany Creek, 6072
Current weather
14.2°CPartly cloudy
57% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 14.8° / 6.9° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Mahogany Creek is a small locality in the Mundaring area, home to around 829 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 829
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $2,169
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 317
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 62.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 24 / 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.
Public transport
15 public transport stops in this suburb
- Brooking Rd After Draper Rd
- Brooking Rd After Great Eastern Hwy
- Great Eastern Hwy After Brooking Rd
- Great Eastern Hwy Before Homestead Rd
- Great Eastern Hwy Before Marri 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
Amenities
9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Brooking Rd After Draper RdBus stop
- Brooking Rd Before Draper RdBus stop
- Bus stop
- Homestead Rd Before Jacoby StBus stop
- Strettle Rd After Brooking RdBus stop
- Strettle Rd After Jacoby StBus stop
- Strettle Rd After Swan RdBus stop
- Strettle Rd Before Jacoby StBus stop
- Strettle Rd Before Swan RdBus 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Strettle Road ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
- Mahogany Inn4260 Great Eastern Hwy, Mahogany Creek1693
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 30.6/100
- National rank
- 5048th in Australia
- State rank
- 456th in WA
- Peer rank
- #32 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #242 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 53%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Mahogany Innheritage4260 Great Eastern Hwy, Mahogany Creek1693
- Strettle Road Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Brooking Rd After Draper Rdtransport
- Brooking Rd After Great Eastern Hwytransport
- Great Eastern Hwy After Brooking Rdtransport
- Great Eastern Hwy Before Homestead Rdtransport
- Great Eastern Hwy Before Marri Rdtransport
- Brooking Rd After Draper Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Brooking Rd Before Draper Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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