Located in Western Australia, Gelorup sits 182 km from Perth CBD, around 2 hours 5 minutes by car. The suburb has 2,255 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $121,160 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb fell 1.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $380 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. Gelorup is characterised by high crime risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Gelorup a good suburb?
Gelorup scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 181.5 km · 125 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.03M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 28/100 · Crime 67/100 · Flood 11/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 46 · 2,255 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #283 in WAEach bar is Gelorup'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
48 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGelorup's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.03 million, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,035,000
34% above its 5 neighbours (median $775,000)
Based on 55 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 20 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $805K
- 4 bed 37 sales $1.02M
- 5 bed 10 sales $1.36M
Land
$600,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Gelorup are currently listed at around $1.32 million on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.32M
8 houses listed in the last 6 months.
8 of the suburb's 723 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025119 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6230.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% 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
One school serve Gelorup, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School leads the pack.
- • 663 students in one school (avg 663)
Combined
Walkability
Gelorup is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Gelorup.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 25%
- Premises covered
- 834
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
Capel: 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
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Gelorup is home to about 2,300 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $121,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,255
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$121,160/yr
Census Median Rent
$380/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$44,980/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.9%
Total Dwellings
723
Owner-Occupier Rate
94.7%
Houses
98.8%
Rental Stress
16.3%
Mortgage Stress
19.8%
Work From Home
6.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.5%
- Employment Rate
- 62.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.3%
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.
18 residents (0.8%) 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.
4.3% of residents (94) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (77).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,174 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 (18 of 1,155).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 524 people work here; 1,155 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 50% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,343 a year through Capel based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Capel
In the year to August 2026, 226 new dwellings were approved across Capel. That mix is 174 houses and 52 units. Approvals are up 51.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Donnybrook, 23.3 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 851 mm
- 90 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.9°C
- 21 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.7°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
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
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.5 kmOther Construction Material MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 3.0 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 6230, 189 of 40,512 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (923 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6230, 9,348 rooftop-solar systems totalling 52.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 19,308 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 474 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
10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 6230.
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 $1,035,000 this is $235,000 above 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 Ben Small Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ben Small | 47.8% | 52.2% | +1.9 |
| 2022 | Nola Marino | 45.7% | 54.3% | -10.3 |
| 2019 | Nola Marino | 35.4% | 64.6% | +2.0 |
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 Jodie Hanns WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jodie Hanns ALP | 54.3% |
| 2021 | Jodie Hanns ALP | 73.4% |
| 2017 | Mick Murray ALP | 64.7% |
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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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Gelorup
Is Gelorup a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Gelorup is moderate (67/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Gelorup?
Gelorup has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (11/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Gelorup a good place to live?
Gelorup has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), 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 Gelorup?
Gelorup, WA had a population of 2,255 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Gelorup, WA?
The postcode for Gelorup, WA is 6230.
How far is Gelorup from Perth?
Gelorup is 182 km from Perth CBD by road, about 125 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Gelorup?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gelorup was $121,160 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 Gelorup?
There are too few current rental listings in Gelorup for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $380, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Gelorup?
The median age of residents in Gelorup was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Gelorup at risk of bushfire?
Gelorup has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Gelorup?
There is 1 school inside the Gelorup boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Gelorup?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gelorup, Donnybrook (23.3 km away), summer days average 30.9°C, winter nights 6.7°C, 851 mm of rain a year over 90 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gelorup?
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 Gelorup belong to?
Gelorup sits within the Capel local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Gelorup?
The average residential rates bill through Capel is $2,343 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Gelorup?
Across Capel, 226 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 51.9% 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 Gelorup in?
Gelorup sits within the federal Division of Forrest, currently held by Ben Small (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
- 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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