Mandurah, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mandurah is a coastal city about 70 km south of Perth, set around the broad Peel-Harvey Estuary. Its name comes from the Noongar word mandjar, meaning 'meeting place' or 'trading place' — the Bibbulmun Noongar people gathered here long before Thomas Peel founded a European settlement nearby in 1829. For more than a century it stayed a quiet fishing village, until the post-war decades brought rapid growth; it became a city in 1990 and is now one of Western Australia's largest. Today Mandurah is built around its water: boating, fishing, canal-front housing, dolphin-watching on the estuary and the annual Crab Fest that draws crowds from the city.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mandurah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 839, 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.
Mandurah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 8,804
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $858
- SEIFA score
- 839
- Coordinates
- -32.5242, 115.7297
Mandurah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mandurah 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 seniors (65+) at 29%, 52% of homes are rented, and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,025 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 942 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,913 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,363 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,561 | 29% |
Share of the 8,804 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,120 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 662 | 16% |
| Rented | 2,148 | 52% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,893 | 46% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,532 | 37% |
| Flats & apartments | 581 | 14% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,112 occupied private dwellings in Mandurah.
- Median weekly rent
- $270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,250
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,221
- Median weekly personal income
- $557
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,373 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 773 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 347 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,849 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,564
- Employed part-time
- 1,206
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 Mandurah
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mandurah is February (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.2°C). The area receives roughly 639 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 18.3°C | 15 mm |
| Feb | 29.7°C | 18.5°C | 22 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 17.6°C | 34 mm |
| Apr | 23.9°C | 14.6°C | 41 mm |
| May | 20.1°C | 11.9°C | 80 mm |
| Jun | 17.8°C | 10.6°C | 105 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 10.3°C | 125 mm |
| Aug | 17.2°C | 9.5°C | 103 mm |
| Sep | 18.6°C | 10.3°C | 51 mm |
| Oct | 21°C | 12°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 24.8°C | 14.3°C | 18 mm |
| Dec | 28°C | 16.8°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mandurah
Where is Mandurah?
Mandurah is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mandurah?
At the 2021 Census, Mandurah had a population of about 8,804.
Is Mandurah an advantaged area?
Mandurah has an ABS SEIFA score of 839, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mandurah?
Mandurah has average daytime highs of about 23°C and overnight lows of about 13.7°C, with roughly 639 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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