Alkimos, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Alkimos is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Alkimos a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Alkimos from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
60/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (60/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
27/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $360 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 27% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Alkimos at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,203
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $2,035
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Local government area
- Wanneroo
- Coordinates
- -31.6143, 115.6885
Map of Alkimos
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Housing & property in Alkimos
What it costs to live in Alkimos and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $360
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,950
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 28%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Alkimos demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Alkimos demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Alkimos using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 37% and 48% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,715 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,180 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,765 | 37% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,942 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 597 | 6% |
Share of the 10,199 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 267 | 8% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,209 | 63% |
| Rented | 995 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,438 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 78 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,523 occupied private dwellings in Alkimos.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,247
- Median weekly personal income
- $977
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,709 (48%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,608 (16%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 166 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,577 (64%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 3,349
- Employed part-time
- 1,678
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Alkimos
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Alkimos is February (average daytime high around 31.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 18.1°C). The area receives roughly 560 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3°C | 18.9°C | 20 mm |
| Feb | 31.3°C | 19.2°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 29.1°C | 18.2°C | 36 mm |
| Apr | 25°C | 14.9°C | 39 mm |
| May | 21.3°C | 11.9°C | 65 mm |
| Jun | 18.5°C | 10.3°C | 82 mm |
| Jul | 17.6°C | 10.1°C | 105 mm |
| Aug | 18.1°C | 9.5°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 20°C | 10.5°C | 41 mm |
| Oct | 22.6°C | 12.5°C | 33 mm |
| Nov | 26.1°C | 14.9°C | 23 mm |
| Dec | 29.6°C | 17.5°C | 5 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Alkimos
Is Alkimos a good place to live?
Alkimos lands almost exactly on the national average for socio-economic advantage (SEIFA 1,005, Score 60/100) and is one of the more expensive coastlines you can buy into on the northern corridor — median household income of $2,035 a week, with 97% freestanding houses and one of the highest owner-occupier rates in the batch. The Yanchep Line extension that opened on 15 July 2024 brought a new Alkimos station closer to the Shorehaven estate, which finally gives the beachside suburb a train connection rather than just a freeway, and the 40 km drive to the CBD looks less daunting via rail. What residents are divided on is whether the promised amenity has arrived: the Shorehaven foreshore drew sharp criticism from some early settlers for an anchor supermarket that took years to arrive, and the estate’s delivery track record is a known topic in resident circles.
What is the median rent in Alkimos?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Alkimos was $360, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Alkimos?
Alkimos is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Wanneroo local government area.
What is the population of Alkimos?
At the 2021 Census, Alkimos had a population of about 10,203.
Is Alkimos an advantaged area?
Alkimos has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Alkimos?
Alkimos has average daytime highs of about 24.2°C and overnight lows of about 14°C, with roughly 560 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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