Ocean Beach WA 6333
729 addresses · 39 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Denmark LGA › Ocean Beach · 365 km from Perth
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Living Here
Ocean Beach is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,014 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,369 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Denmark statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ocean Beach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 beaches
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
2 golf clubs
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 45.1 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 51.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 51.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 74.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 57.7%
Population by age in Ocean Beach
| 0-4 | 52 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 123 |
| 15-19 | 67 |
| 20-24 | 20 |
| 25-34 | 60 |
| 35-44 | 114 |
| 45-54 | 149 |
| 55-64 | 191 |
| 65-74 | 141 |
| 75-84 | 74 |
| 85+ | 19 |
Dwelling types in Ocean Beach
| House | 356 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Ocean Beach
| <$650 | 62 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 109 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 93 |
| $3,000+ | 54 |
Top ancestries in Ocean Beach
| English | 501 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 384 |
| Irish | 124 |
| Scottish | 124 |
| Other | 80 |
| Ancestry NS | 58 |
Housing tenure in Ocean Beach
| Owned | 177 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 118 |
| Rented | 67 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Ocean Beach
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 101 |
| 2 | 162 |
| 3 | 78 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Ocean Beach
| Car | 312 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 55 |
Top countries of birth in Ocean Beach
| England | 100 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 23 |
| Germany | 16 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Scotland | 8 |
| United States | 7 |
Languages used at home in Ocean Beach
| German | 16 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,766 bird observations recorded near Ocean Beach — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (637)
- Silver Gull (501)
- Little Pied Cormorant (499)
- White-faced Heron (476)
- New Holland Honeyeater (394)
- Pacific Black Duck (393)
- Black Swan (390)
- Australian White Ibis (382)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (369)
- Silvereye (368)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (361)
- Little Black Cormorant (348)
- Red-capped Plover (345)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ocean Beach
- Australian Raven (335)
- South-western Grey Fantail (322)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (311)
- South-western Australian Magpie (310)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (310)
- Red Wattlebird (306)
- Common Bronzewing (285)
- Grey Teal (278)
- Gilbert's Honeyeater (224)
- Giinbaywarraymal (213)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (209)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (205)
- Australian Ringneck (204)
- Pied Cormorant (203)
- Red-eared Firetail (196)
- Western Rosella (196)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (196)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Ocean Beach:
- Shadforth (4.6 km)
- Denmark (5 km)
- Nullaki (7.5 km)
- Hay (8.7 km)
- Scotsdale (9.1 km)
- William Bay (10.3 km)
- Parryville (17.6 km)
- Kordabup (17.6 km)
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Streets
- Alundorra Way (1)
- Bimbimbi Way (6)
- Burke Place (7)
- Chiltern Road (36)
- Cotswold Drive (9)
- Coughlan Grove (17)
- Forest Road (5)
- Grant Road (6)
- Greenbury Place (6)
- Hallowell Drive (1)
- Harington Break (19)
- Hawes Road (5)
- Heather Road (43)
- Heavitree Road (18)
- Iluka Avenue (29)
- Jack Ricketts Drive (19)
- Lights Road (72)
- Little River Road (15)
- Maloney Close (5)
- Maraveen Place (5)
- Marlow Road (8)
- Minsterly Road (200)
- Mooney Valley Place (11)
- Mowday Road (4)
- Ocean Beach Road (75)
- Pember Road E (8)
- Pember Road W (4)
- Poddyshot Place (3)
- Procter Road (4)
- Rainbow Close (4)
- Ratcliff View (4)
- Ravenhill Heights (24)
- Richardson Road (7)
- Ridley Place (12)
- South Coast Highway (13)
- Thornett Cove (4)
- Wentworth Road (10)
- Wyman Trail (4)
- Yarimbah Road (6)
