Median price trend for houses
Based on 73 sales in the preceding 12 months
$905,000
Up 14.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $607k
- 3 bed
- $901k
- 4 bed
- $970k
- 5+ bed
- $1.6m
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The quick read on
Shoalwater
WA 6169 · Rockingham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $905,000
- Median unit
- $550,000
- Population
- 4,368
- Postcode
- 6169
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ABS 2021
Shoalwater, Western Australia
Property market insights for Shoalwater (WA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Shoalwater (WA) WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 58 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 Shoalwater (WA), WA is currently $905,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Shoalwater (WA) has a 12-month growth rate of 14.7% for houses and 22.2% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $607,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $901,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $970,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000 in Shoalwater (WA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Shoalwater (WA) 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 Shoalwater (WA) is $550,000, which has increased 22.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $390,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $510,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $725,000 in Shoalwater (WA). The median rent for units and apartments in Shoalwater (WA) is $475 per week and has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Shoalwater safe?
The overall rate for Shoalwater is 6,061 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% 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 Shoalwater.
Overall crime rate
6,061
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowGreater Perth
ShoalwaterGreater 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 Shoalwater?
Shoalwater WA 6169 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
4,368 people call Shoalwater home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,225 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,368
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,668 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.5%Below
15–3419.0%Below
35–5423.6%Below
55–7427.8%Above
75 and over14.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses76.6%Below
Townhouses6.6%Below
Apartments16.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.2%Above
Paying a mortgage29.8%Below
Renting34.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.5%Above
One car43.1%Above
Two cars35.2%Below
Three or more14.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.7%In line
Drove to work60.6%Below
Train, tram or bus4.5%Below
Walked or cycled1.8%In line
What stands out in Shoalwater
7.7% of workers in Shoalwater worked from home on Census day.
12.0% of Shoalwater residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
43.9% of people in Shoalwater described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Shoalwater
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Shoalwater WA 6169.
Is Shoalwater family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Shoalwater's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
1,083 family households lived in Shoalwater; 35.0% were couple families and 16.9% were one-parent families.
30.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Shoalwater?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Shoalwater had 4,368 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.6% 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 Shoalwater?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 76.6% of occupied private dwellings in Shoalwater.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 16.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Shoalwater?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
29.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
34.0% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Shoalwater?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Shoalwater had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 39.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 15.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Shoalwater?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
60.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
4.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Shoalwater?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 43.1% of the total.
49.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Shoalwater, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.8% reported a different address.
28.2% 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 Shoalwater?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
84.1% of residents used only English at home.
7.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Shoalwater residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.2% of Shoalwater's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.8% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Shoalwater?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.0% of ancestry responses in Shoalwater.
Australian ancestry made up 32.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Shoalwater?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 10.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.1% of workers, and education and training employed 9.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Shoalwater?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 52.2%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
28.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Shoalwater show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.0% reported asthma, 11.8% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Shoalwater?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Shoalwater?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,225 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,668.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Shoalwater compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.7% in Shoalwater, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 36.2% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 34.0% in Shoalwater, 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 Shoalwater (WA)
Is Shoalwater (WA) expensive?
The median house price is $905,000, while units and apartments sit at $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Shoalwater (WA) good for families?
The Census counted 1,083 local families, and 14.5% 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 Shoalwater (WA)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,600,000, 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 Shoalwater (WA)
72 streets in Shoalwater (WA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Afon Ave
- Almond Ave
- Almond Pl
- Amity Cct
- Arcadia Dr
- Arcadia Pl
- Atrion Ln
- Baybreeze Prom
- Boundary Rd
- Breakaway Ln
- Carlisle St
- Celtic Cr
- Churchill Ave
- Churchill Pl
- Coventry Rd
- Dempster Rd
- Dowden St
- East Rd
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- Eldon St
- Elektra Tce
- Elixir
- Elizabeth St
- Fifth Ave
- First Ave
- Fourth Ave
- Frederick St
- Gloucester Ave
- Gloucester Cr
- Grove St
- Gulliver Ln
- Hadley St
- Hawker St
- Hodges St
- Huntress
- King George St
- Lexar
- Light St
- Liverpool St
- Mandoo Rd
- Maverick Prom
- Mckenzie Rd
- Mclarty Rd
- Mersey Rd
- Minchinson St
- Ninda Rd
- North Rd
- Oceanrunner Bvd
- Oleander Ave
- Otway Pl
- Pape Pl
- Payne St
- Penguin Rd
- Peter St
- Philip St
- Rae Rd
- Recreation Dr
- Reserve St
- Rhapsody Cl
- Richmond Ave
- Safety Bay Road
- Santana St
- Seaforth Rd
- Second Ave
- Shalimar
- Shoalwater Rd
- South Rd
- Third Ave
- Vitesse App
- Waterfront Pwy
- Watts Rd
- Yellowtail Rd
- Zaraffa Ave
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