WA · Stirling Council
Watermans Bay, WA, 6020
Current weather
16.8°CMainly clear
66% humidity · 17.5 km/h wind · 17.5° / 10.9° today · 8.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#21 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Watermans Bay is a small locality in the Stirling area, home to around 1,369 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $850, 7 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,369
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,190
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 68 of 610
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,934
- Employment rate
- 56.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 161 / 16
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)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 840
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
Public transport
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Beach Rd After Flora Tce
- Flora Tce After Ada St
- Flora Tce After Elsie St
- Flora Tce Before Elvire St
- Flora Tce Before Elvire St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Beach Rd After Flora TceBus stop
- Flora Tce After Ada StBus stop
- Flora Tce After Elsie StBus stop
- Flora Tce After Margaret StBus stop
- Flora Tce Before Elvire StBus stop
- The little bayCafe
West coast highway
- Drinking water
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Laurie Strutt ParkPark
- Star Swamp Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 82.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #21 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
- Laurie Strutt Parkgovernmentpark
- Star Swamp Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Beach Rd After Flora Tcetransport
- Flora Tce After Ada Sttransport
- Flora Tce After Elsie Sttransport
- Flora Tce Before Elvire Sttransport
- Flora Tce Before Elvire Sttransport
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Beach Rd After Flora Tceamenitiesbus_stop
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- 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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