Median price trend for houses
Based on 114 sales in the preceding 12 months
$880,000
Up 20.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $820k
- 4 bed
- $915k
- 5+ bed
- $1.27m
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The quick read on
Safety Bay
WA 6169 · Rockingham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $880,000
- Median unit
- $672,000
- Population
- 7,662
- Postcode
- 6169
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Safety Bay, Western Australia
Property market insights for Safety Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Safety Bay WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 109 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 8.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Safety Bay, WA is currently $880,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Safety Bay has a 12-month growth rate of 20.1% for houses and 35.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $820,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $915,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000 in Safety Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Safety Bay is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Safety Bay is $672,000, which has increased 35.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $660,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $735,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $900,000 in Safety Bay. The median rent for units and apartments in Safety Bay is $532 per week and has increased 12.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Safety Bay safe?
The overall rate for Safety Bay is 5,134 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% below 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 Safety Bay.
Overall crime rate
5,134
offences per 100,000 residents
34% belowGreater Perth
Safety BayGreater 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 Safety Bay?
Safety Bay WA 6169 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
7,662 people call Safety Bay home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,445 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,662
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,679 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $310 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.7%Below
15–3420.4%Below
35–5424.6%Below
55–7426.9%Above
75 and over10.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments6.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.7%Above
Paying a mortgage38.3%Below
Renting20.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.9%Below
One car35.4%In line
Two cars39.0%Below
Three or more21.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.0%Below
Drove to work63.1%Above
Train, tram or bus3.2%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Safety Bay
7.0% of workers in Safety Bay worked from home on Census day.
14.5% of Safety Bay residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
49.0% of people in Safety Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Safety Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Safety Bay WA 6169.
Is Safety Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.7% of Safety Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
2,212 family households lived in Safety Bay; 39.6% were couple families and 15.0% were one-parent families.
34.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Safety Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Safety Bay had 7,662 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Safety Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Safety Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Safety Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
38.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.0% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Safety Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Safety Bay had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 27.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 20.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Safety Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
63.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
3.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Safety Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 35.4% of the total.
60.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Safety Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.6% reported a different address.
29.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Safety Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.2% of residents used only English at home.
5.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Safety Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.0% of Safety Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.0% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Safety Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.1% of ancestry responses in Safety Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 35.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Safety Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 9.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.3% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Safety Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.5%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
30.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Safety Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.7% reported asthma, 11.2% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Safety Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Safety Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,445 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,679.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $310 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Safety Bay compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.0% in Safety Bay, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 41.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 20.0% in Safety Bay, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Safety Bay
Is Safety Bay expensive?
The median house price is $880,000, while units and apartments sit at $672,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Safety Bay good for families?
The Census counted 2,212 local families, and 17.7% 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 Safety Bay?
Larger houses have a median around $1,270,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
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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Streets and suburbs around Safety Bay
147 streets in Safety Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acapulco Rd
- Alfred Cl
- Anchor Pl
- Andros Pl
- Andros Rd
- Antigua St
- Arcadia Dr
- Arthur Rd
- Bahama Pl
- Barbados Cl
- Bayshore Pl
- Beachway
- Bega Pl
- Benton
- Bent St
- Bequia Pl
- Bermuda Rd
- Berry St
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- Biscayne St
- Bolivar Ct
- Caballo Ct
- Calm Ct
- Calypso St
- Capri Pl
- Caracas Cl
- Caribbean Dr
- Cascade Cl
- Catalina St
- Catherine St
- Cederdale
- Charthouse Rd
- Coral Rd
- Costa Brava Pl
- Costa Rica Pl
- Cowan Pl
- Craig
- Crawford Ct
- Crest Pl
- Cruise Rd
- Cutlass Pl
- Dobson Ct
- Dolphin Rd
- Donald Dr
- Earls Ct
- Edgewater Rd
- Edith Rd
- Edmonds
- Elswick St
- Ernest St
- Fawdon St
- Fernando Pl
- Florida Rd
- Forrester Rd
- Foster St
- Fountain Ct
- Galleon Ct
- Georgetown Dr
- Gosforth Ct
- Grenada Pl
- Grenville Pl
- Grigo Cl
- Gumnut Cr
- Haiti Pl
- Hamilton Pl
- Harbour Ct
- Harley Cl
- Hawker St
- Heaton
- Hubbard Pl
- Hughes Ct
- Hurst Pl
- Jamaican Rd
- Janet Rd
- Jaywick Cl
- Jesmond St
- Joseph Rd
- June Rd
- Kingston
- Kurrajong Pl
- Kurrajong Rd
- Laguna St
- Lantern Ct
- Leeder St
- Leeward Cl
- Leisure
- Madeira Pl
- Malibu Rd
- Mayfield Rd
- Mcclure St
- Mclarty Rd
- Montego Cl
- Nettleton
- Nevis Pl
- Nora Ct
- Oakdale Cl
- Ollis St
- Owen Rd
- Panama Pl
- Penguin Rd
- Peninsula Pl
- Pinedale
- Ponders
- Portland Pl
- Port Royal Dr
- Pye Pl
- Radford Pl
- Rae Rd
- Reef Pl
- Reflection
- Ross Ct
- Royal Rd
- Safety Bay Rd
- Salvador Cl
- San Domingo Cl
- San Jose Ct
- Santiago Pl
- Saunders St
- Scott Rd
- Seabreeze St
- Seacrest St
- Seagate St
- Seahaven St
- Shaw St
- Sheathbill Ct
- Short St
- Spyglass Ct
- Stanton St
- St Lucia Cl
- Tampico Ct
- Teakdale Cl
- Thomas St
- Tidefall St
- Tobago Pl
- Trade Winds Dr
- Trinidad St
- Trinity Ct
- Tropicana
- Tyne Ct
- View Rd
- Vista Pl
- Waikiki Rd
- Waimea Rd
- Wallsend St
- Warnbro Beach Rd
- Watts Rd
- Wavelea St
- Windward Cl
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