Baldivis, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Baldivis is a fast-growing residential district south of Perth, within the City of Rockingham. Its unusual name was coined by settlers drawn to the area under the Group Settlement Scheme of the 1920s, and is said to derive from three ships that carried migrants to Western Australia in 1922, all within six weeks of one another — the BALranald, the DIogenes and the JerVIS Bay. The three vessels shared more than a season: each was making its maiden voyage, and all had been built in the same shipyard in the same year. Land beside Baldivis Road was once set aside for a tramway linking Jandakot and Karnup to serve the scheme, though it was never built through the town itself. Many local roads, such as Fifty Road, still carry the group numbers of the original settlement blocks. Urban development arrived in the 1990s, when the western portion was rezoned and Stockland opened the first estate, Settlers Hills.
Around the national middle
Baldivis is more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 995, 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.
Baldivis at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 37,697
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $2,096
- SEIFA score
- 995
- Coordinates
- -32.3314, 115.8332
Baldivis demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Baldivis 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 33%, 22% of homes are rented, and 34% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 10,128 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4,548 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 12,458 | 33% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7,344 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,228 | 9% |
Share of the 37,706 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,970 | 16% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 7,357 | 59% |
| Rented | 2,750 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 11,843 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 409 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 44 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12,393 occupied private dwellings in Baldivis.
- Median weekly rent
- $360
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,900
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,291
- Median weekly personal income
- $941
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 12,041 (34%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4,130 (12%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 851 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 14,539 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 11,703
- Employed part-time
- 5,544
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 Baldivis
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Baldivis is February (average daytime high around 29.2°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.4°C). The area receives roughly 628 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1°C | 18.9°C | 18 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 19.2°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 27.5°C | 18.2°C | 35 mm |
| Apr | 23.7°C | 15.3°C | 41 mm |
| May | 20.2°C | 12.6°C | 79 mm |
| Jun | 18°C | 11.4°C | 103 mm |
| Jul | 17.1°C | 11.1°C | 121 mm |
| Aug | 17.4°C | 10.4°C | 98 mm |
| Sep | 18.8°C | 11.3°C | 48 mm |
| Oct | 21.2°C | 13°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 24.6°C | 15.2°C | 17 mm |
| Dec | 27.4°C | 17.5°C | 7 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Baldivis
Where is Baldivis?
Baldivis is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Baldivis?
At the 2021 Census, Baldivis had a population of about 37,697.
Is Baldivis an advantaged area?
Baldivis has an ABS SEIFA score of 995, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 55 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Baldivis?
Baldivis has average daytime highs of about 22.8°C and overnight lows of about 14.5°C, with roughly 628 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Baldivis?
Baldivis is the most populous suburb in Western Australia at the 2021 Census (about 37,697 usual residents).
Where Baldivis ranks
Baldivis appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Western Australia#1 of 25
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