Furnissdale sits 79 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 1 hour by car. Census data records 1,061 residents with a median age of 58 and a median household income of $42,276 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 3.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $231 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,509. Furnissdale is characterised by high flood risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.
Is Furnissdale a good suburb?
Furnissdale scores a D (17/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Car-dependent
Walkability 13/100 · 79.1 km · 62 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $750K
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 67/100 · Flood 93/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 58 · 1,061 residents
Liveability Rating
17 / 100 · Ranked #526 in WAEach bar is Furnissdale's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
17 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataFurnissdale's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $750,000, roughly 22% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$750,000
11% above its 5 neighbours (median $673,500)
Based on 39 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 8 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $720K
- 3 bed 11 sales $755K
- 4 bed 10 sales $854K
- 5 bed 5 sales $1.75M
Units
$300,000
Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 56 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 5 sales $387K
- 2 bed 7 sales $365K
- 3 bed 5 sales $255K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Furnissdale are currently listed at around $460,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.
$460K
7 houses listed in the last 6 months.
9 of the suburb's 465 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Furnissdale rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 103 rented homes (2.9%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $460,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
8 active Airbnb listings: 8 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.6% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Walkability
Furnissdale is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Furnissdale.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 8.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 8.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 12.0 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Furnissdale.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 60%
- Premises covered
- 667
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Murray: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Furnissdale is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 58 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $42,000 a year, with unemployment at 11.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,061
Median Age
58
Median Household Income
$42,276/yr
Census Median Rent
$231/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,509/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$26,156/yr
Unemployment Rate
11.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.0%
Total Dwellings
465
Owner-Occupier Rate
77.9%
Houses
85.2%
Rental Stress
28.4%
Mortgage Stress
42.8%
Work From Home
7.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.3%
- Employment Rate
- 34%
- Completed Year 12
- 22.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,030 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 326).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,572 a year through Murray based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Murray
In the year to August 2026, 647 new dwellings were approved across Murray. That mix is 611 houses and 36 units. Approvals are up 121.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Halls Head, 7.3 km- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 6.4 km
- Annual rainfall
- —
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6209, 7 of 2,283 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (34 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6209, 609 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 836 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 41 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $750,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Andrew Hastie Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Hastie | 43.5% | 56.5% | -5.3 |
| 2022 | Andrew Hastie | 46.4% | 53.6% | -8.0 |
| 2019 | Andrew Hastie | 38.5% | 61.5% | +4.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Bolt Liberal Party
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Bolt LP | 51.7% |
| 2021 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 67.2% |
| 2017 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 51.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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Common questions about Furnissdale
Is Furnissdale a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Furnissdale is moderate (67/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Furnissdale?
Furnissdale has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (93/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Furnissdale a good place to live?
Furnissdale has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (17/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Furnissdale?
Furnissdale, WA had a population of 1,061 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Furnissdale, WA?
The postcode for Furnissdale, WA is 6209.
How far is Furnissdale from Perth?
Furnissdale is 79 km from Perth CBD by road, about 62 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Furnissdale?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Furnissdale was $42,276 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Furnissdale?
The median advertised rent in Furnissdale is $650 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Furnissdale?
The median age of residents in Furnissdale was 58 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Furnissdale walkable?
Furnissdale scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Furnissdale?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Furnissdale belong to?
Furnissdale sits within the Murray local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Furnissdale?
The average residential rates bill through Murray is $2,572 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Furnissdale?
Across Murray, 647 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 121.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Furnissdale in?
Furnissdale sits within the federal Division of Canning, currently held by Andrew Hastie (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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