WA · Rockingham Council
Safety Bay, WA, 6169
Current weather
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69% humidity · 22.8 km/h wind · 18.3° / 10.5° today · 6.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#17 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Safety Bay is a smaller suburban community in the Rockingham area, home to around 7,662 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $590, 3 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.
Population
- Population
- 7,662
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,445
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 324 of 3,378
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,679
- Employment rate
- 53%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 211 / 0 / 193
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)
- 3,162
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 967
- Malibu SchoolSpecial
- Safety Bay Primary SchoolPrimary
- Safety Bay Senior High SchoolSecondary
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
53 public transport stops in this suburb
- Read St After Malibu Rd
- Read St After Willmott Dr
- Read St Before Malibu Rd
- Safety Bay Rd Before Saunders St
- Safety Bay Rd Before Waimea Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
108 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (4)
- Bench (20)
- Bicycle Parking (6)
- Acapulco Rd After Trinity CtBus stop
- Acapulco Rd Before Trinity CtBus stop
- Bus stop
- Charthouse Rd After Coral RdBus stop
- Charthouse Rd Before Bermuda RdBus stop
- Charthouse Rd Before Coral RdBus stop
- Charthouse Rd Before Leisure WyBus 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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Centenary ParkPark
- Georgetown OvalPark
- John Butts ReservePark
- Nature reservePark
- Nettleton Way ReservePark
- Noel France ReservePark
- Waikiki ForeshorePark
- Wilson ParkPark
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)
- 4/10
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
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Little Nipperschildcare
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)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 20
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
- 85.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #17 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
- Little Nipperschildcarechildcare
- Centenary Parkgovernmentpark
- Georgetown Ovalgovernmentpark
- John Butts Reservegovernmentpark
- Nature reservegovernmentpark
- Nettleton Way Reservegovernmentpark
- Noel France Reservegovernmentpark
- Waikiki Foreshoregovernmentpark
- Wilson Parkgovernmentpark
- Read St After Malibu Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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