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Safety Bay WA 6169

3,828 addresses · 148 streets

Brand Electorate › Rockingham LGA › Safety Bay · 41 km from Perth

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Living Here

Safety Bay is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 7,662 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,445 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,662Population
44Median age
$1,445Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Safety Bay - Shoalwater statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Safety Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rockingham, 3.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Penguin Island Ferry, 2.8 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 27.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 7.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Safety Bay

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Safety Bay WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 56.5%

Population by age in Safety Bay
Population by age, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4402
5-14951
15-19411
20-24310
25-34839
35-44930
45-54955
55-641,100
65-74959
75-84598
85+216
Dwelling types in Safety Bay
Dwelling types, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,859
Townhouse0
Apartment193
Other0
Households by weekly income in Safety Bay
Households by weekly income, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650573
$650-1,499843
$1,500-2,999810
$3,000+514
Top ancestries in Safety Bay
Top ancestries, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,989
Australian2,686
Scottish873
Irish767
Other547
Ancestry NS379
Housing tenure in Safety Bay
Housing tenure, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,247
Mortgage1,145
Rented598
Other18
Cars per household in Safety Bay
Cars per household, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
0117
11,065
21,174
3468
4+192
Commute to work in Safety Bay
Commute to work, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,248
Train72
Bus35
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle10
Home234
Top countries of birth in Safety Bay
Top countries of birth, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
England1,113
New Zealand286
Scotland130
South Africa76
Thailand43
Ireland41
Languages used at home in Safety Bay
Languages used at home, Safety Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Thai42
Portuguese30
Italian25
Afrikaans24
German21
Polish21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,157 bird observations recorded near Safety Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Safety Bay

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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