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The quick read on
Garden Island
WA 6168 · Cockburn
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 772
- Postcode
- 6168
ABS 2021
Garden Island, Western Australia
Property market insights for Garden Island (WA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Garden Island (WA) WA
Crime and safety
Is Garden Island safe?
The overall rate for Garden Island is 19,228 offences per 100,000 residents — 146% above the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Garden Island.
Overall crime rate
19,228
offences per 100,000 residents
146% aboveGreater Perth
Garden IslandGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Garden Island?
Garden Island WA 6168 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
772 people call Garden Island home, with an average of 0 people per household and a median household income of $0 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 772
- Median age
- 24 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.8%Below
15–3485.1%Above
35–5413.7%Below
55–740.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home4.8%Below
Drove to work43.0%Below
Train, tram or bus1.4%Below
Walked or cycled29.5%Above
What stands out in Garden Island
4.8% of workers in Garden Island worked from home on Census day.
2.6% of Garden Island residents were born in England, about half the rate across Greater Perth.
28.0% of people in Garden Island described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Garden Island
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Garden Island WA 6168.
Is Garden Island family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.8% of Garden Island's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
0 family households lived in Garden Island.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Garden Island?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Garden Island had 772 residents at the 2021 Census.
41.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
0.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
How do people get to work in Garden Island?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
4.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
43.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
1.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 29.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
Who's moving to Garden Island, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
8.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 92.0% reported a different address.
8.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Garden Island?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
43.4% of residents used only English at home.
4.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Garden Island residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.2% of Garden Island's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 46.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Garden Island?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.8% of ancestry responses in Garden Island.
Australian ancestry made up 20.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Garden Island?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
5.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 9.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 2.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Garden Island?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 46.7%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
42.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 2.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Garden Island show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
43.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
1.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.6% reported asthma, 0.9% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Garden Island?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
5.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 5.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Garden Island?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $0 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Garden Island (WA)
Is Garden Island (WA) good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families, and 0.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Garden Island (WA)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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