Wanneroo, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Wanneroo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 968, 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 Wanneroo 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 Wanneroo 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
39/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (39/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% 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.
Wanneroo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 12,113
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,561
- SEIFA score
- 968
- Local government area
- Wanneroo
- Coordinates
- -31.7529, 115.8088
Map of Wanneroo
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Housing & property in Wanneroo
What it costs to live in Wanneroo and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,736
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Wanneroo demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Wanneroo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wanneroo 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 26% and 37% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,213 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,288 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,115 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,924 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,575 | 21% |
Share of the 12,115 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,374 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,991 | 44% |
| Rented | 946 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,962 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 466 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,561 occupied private dwellings in Wanneroo.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,973
- Median weekly personal income
- $729
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,317 (37%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,514 (13%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 190 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,878 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Employed full-time
- 3,292
- Employed part-time
- 2,000
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 Wanneroo
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wanneroo is February (average daytime high around 29.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.7°C). The area receives roughly 614 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 19.4°C | 24 mm |
| Feb | 29.5°C | 19.6°C | 19 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 18.7°C | 39 mm |
| Apr | 24.1°C | 15.7°C | 39 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12.8°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 18.3°C | 11.4°C | 98 mm |
| Jul | 17.4°C | 11.2°C | 113 mm |
| Aug | 17.7°C | 10.5°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 11.5°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 13.3°C | 38 mm |
| Nov | 24.8°C | 15.6°C | 19 mm |
| Dec | 27.7°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Wanneroo
Is Wanneroo a good place to live?
Wanneroo scores 39/100 (SEIFA 968, below national average) with median household income of $1,561 — affordable outer-northern suburb, historically a service town rather than a lifestyle destination, sitting at the administrative centre of the City of Wanneroo LGA that covers the entire northern growth corridor. The suburb itself is not the same as the LGA: the Wanneroo suburb is the county-town centre, with Wanneroo Road, the town markets, a showground, and a character closer to an established outer-suburban service hub than to the new-estate growth areas to its north. Unemployment at 5.9% is modest and the housing stock is a mix of older and newer.
What is the median rent in Wanneroo?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Wanneroo was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,736. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Wanneroo?
Wanneroo is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Wanneroo local government area.
What is the population of Wanneroo?
At the 2021 Census, Wanneroo had a population of about 12,113.
Is Wanneroo an advantaged area?
Wanneroo has an ABS SEIFA score of 968, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 39 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wanneroo?
Wanneroo has average daytime highs of about 23.2°C and overnight lows of about 14.8°C, with roughly 614 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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