Secret Harbour WA 6173

Secret Harbour sits 60 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 53 minutes by car. Census data records 12,474 residents with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $129,584 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 3.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $380 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

Is Secret Harbour a good suburb?

Secret Harbour scores a B (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on schools.

Schools

Below the state average

3 schools · Bottom 9% in WA

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 76/100 · 60.5 km · 53 min drive to Perth

Prices

Median available

Median $920K

Safety

Moderate bushfire risk

Fire 63/100 · Crime 52/100 · Flood 0/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 34 · 12,474 residents

B

Liveability Rating

48 / 100 · Ranked #274 in WA

Each bar is Secret Harbour's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
17
Few above similar
Bottom 9% in WA
Safety
44
Bushfire Moderate · Crime Moderate · Flood None
Socio-economic
67
Advantaged
Walkability
78
Walkable
CBD access
46
60.5 km · 53 min drive to Perth
How it's calculated: Schools rank 17 × 25% + Safety rank 44 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 67 × 25% + Walkability rank 78 × 15% + CBD access rank 46 × 10% = 48 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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48 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Secret Harbour's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $920,000, roughly 20% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$920,000

last 8 quarters

15% above its 3 neighbours (median $800,000)

↑ +20.4% year-on-year

Based on 304 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 22 days — median across 138 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 24 sales $798K
  • 4 bed 249 sales $915K
  • 5 bed 27 sales $1.16M

Land

$777,500

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Secret Harbour are currently listed at around $949,000 on average. Based on 99 houses listed in the past six months.

Houses

$949K

last 5 months
↓ −4.3% vs previous 6 months from $992K
Since 2022: $569K → $984K (+73%)

99 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Units

$829K

3 units listed in the last 6 months.

102 of the suburb's 3,872 dwellings (2.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Secret Harbour rent for around $715 a week on average, based on 40 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$715/wk

last 6 months

6% above its 3 neighbours (median $675/wk)

↑ +2.1% vs previous 6 months from $700/wk
Since 2021: $452/wk → $712/wk (+57%)

40 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

40 rentals advertised against an estimated 763 rented homes (5.2%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$700/wk
31 bonds
+22% since 2023

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

95 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6173.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.9% around the typical range
Bottom 23% in WA

$715/week ($37,000 a year) on a $949,000 median

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 0.2% 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

Three schools serve Secret Harbour, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

42
out of 100
Weak
3 schools in this suburb
2 at similar · 1 below similar
  • • 3,161 students across 3 schools (avg 1,054)
  • • ICSEA 1004-1017, median 1005 (around the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Comet Bay College (1,879 students)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 638 students
ICSEA 1005 (higher than 49% of Australian schools) · 10% top-SEA students
Below similar
Government · K-6 · 644 students
ICSEA 1017 (higher than 55% of Australian schools) · 12% top-SEA students
At similar

Secondary

Government · 7-12 · 1,879 students
ICSEA 1004 (higher than 49% of Australian schools) · 10% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Secret Harbour is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 4 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

76
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 8% in WA
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 100
GPs within 1 km 60
Pharmacies within 1 km 80
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Secret Harbour.

79
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
138.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
89.9 arrivals/hr
Saturday
58.9 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
20.5 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 Secret Harbour.

76
connectivity score / 100
Top 11% in WA
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
55%
Premises covered
4,458
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 55%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 41%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 2%
Fibre to the building (FTTB) 2%

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

Supermarkets
3 in suburb
Shopping Centres
1 in suburb
Cafes & Restaurants
4 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
4 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
4 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
5 in suburb
GPs
1 in suburb
Pharmacies
2 in suburb
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
2 in suburb
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
2 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Rockingham: council population

The whole council area, not just Secret Harbour · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
159,934
+3.2% in a year
Change
+4,978
people since 2024
Density
621
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+930
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+2,380
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,668
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
7/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
5/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 28 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 9 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Secret Harbour is home to about 12,500 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $130,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

12,474

3.3% since 2016

Median Age

34

9.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$129,584/yr

11.3% since 2016
Top 9% in WA

Census Median Rent

$380/wk

5.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,000/mo

7.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

6.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$50,284/yr

17.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

43.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.6%

33.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

3,872

9.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.3%

4.0% since 2016

Houses

98.7%

0.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.2%

15.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.5%

17.0% since 2016

Work From Home

7.2%

84.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 3,822 (98.7%)
Townhouses 38 (1.0%)
Flats / Apartments 12 (0.3%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 2,363 (61.7%)
Renting 754 (19.7%)
Owned Outright 712 (18.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
62.2%
English Spoken at Home
90.7%
Employment Rate
71.4%
6.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
41.1%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 1,291 (19.4%)
Professionals 1,101 (16.5%)
Community & Personal Service 972 (14.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 773 (11.6%)
Managers 768 (11.5%)
Sales 615 (9.2%)
Labourers 554 (8.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 466 (7.0%)

Religion

No Religion 6,711 (53.8%)
Christianity 4,891 (39.2%)
Buddhism 67 (0.5%)
Other Religions 48 (0.4%)
Islam 44 (0.4%)
Hinduism 27 (0.2%)
Sikhism 4 (0.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 2,206 (17.7%)
New Zealand 535 (4.3%)
South Africa 321 (2.6%)
Scotland 314 (2.5%)
Ireland 87 (0.7%)
Zimbabwe 60 (0.5%)
Philippines 53 (0.4%)
Netherlands 37 (0.3%)

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.

2016-2021 307 (2.5%)
2011-2015 1,190 (9.5%)
2001-2010 1,558 (12.5%)
1991-2000 298 (2.4%)
1981-1990 358 (2.9%)
Before 1981 526 (4.2%)

307 residents (2.5%) 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.

Overseas 334 (2.9%)
Mandurah 239 (2.0%)
Perth - South East 200 (1.7%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 11,672 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.

Thai 22 (0.2%)
German 22 (0.2%)
Mandarin 18 (0.1%)
Spanish 14 (0.1%)
Vietnamese 13 (0.1%)
Russian 13 (0.1%)
French 9 (0.1%)
Italian 8 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 802 (6.4%)
5-14 2,338 (18.7%)
15-19 1,127 (9.0%)
20-24 738 (5.9%)
25-34 1,315 (10.5%)
35-44 2,001 (16.0%)
45-54 2,136 (17.1%)
55-64 1,215 (9.7%)
65-74 526 (4.2%)
75-84 231 (1.9%)
85+ 46 (0.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 1,968 (65.8%)
One Parent Families 510 (17.0%)
Lone Person 436 (14.6%)
Group Household 52 (1.7%)
Other Families 26 (0.9%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 4,134 (77.1%)
Worked from Home 388 (7.2%)
Car (passenger) 317 (5.9%)
Train 291 (5.4%)
Bus 146 (2.7%)
Walked Only 75 (1.4%)
Bicycle 8 (0.1%)

9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (571 of 6,664).

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

Certificate III & IV 2,445 (19.6%)
Bachelor Degree 1,089 (8.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1,071 (8.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 222 (1.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 174 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 40 (1.0%)
1 car 902 (23.5%)
2 cars 1,764 (45.9%)
3 cars 737 (19.2%)
4+ cars 400 (10.4%)

Council Rates

Rockingham
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,007 a year through Rockingham based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,007/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Rockingham

The whole council area, not just Secret Harbour · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,869 new dwellings were approved across Rockingham. That mix is 1,797 houses and 72 units. Approvals are down 10.9% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,869dwellings
-10.9% YoY
Houses
1,797
detached dwellings
Units
72
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Halls Head, 15.7 km
Elevation
7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.3 km
1.4 km to a named beach
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

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.3 points this year
Top 25% in WA

In postcode 6173, 84 of 9,408 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (238 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.05%
2023
0.19%
2024
0.54%
2025
0.89%

Rooftop solar

82
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.3 kW each

In postcode 6173, 3,382 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,126 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 190 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
227
2020
293
2021
345
2022
210
2023
174
2024
139
2025
164
2026
119

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.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,798
Loan amount
$736,000
Total interest over 30 years
$991,341

5 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.

Deposit
$184,000
Stamp duty
$38,496
Cash needed at settlement
$222,496

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.

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

Division of Canning

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

Secret Harbour District

Currently held by Luke Herdegen One Nation — elected at the Aug 2026 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Paul Papalia ALP 61.5%

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 Secret Harbour

Is Secret Harbour a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Secret Harbour is moderate (52/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Secret Harbour?

Secret Harbour has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Secret Harbour a good place to live?

Secret Harbour has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (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 Secret Harbour?

Secret Harbour, WA had a population of 12,474 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Secret Harbour, WA?

The postcode for Secret Harbour, WA is 6173.

How far is Secret Harbour from Perth?

Secret Harbour is 60 km from Perth CBD by road, about 53 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Secret Harbour?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Secret Harbour was $129,584 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 Secret Harbour?

The median advertised rent in Secret Harbour is $715 a week for houses (40 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Secret Harbour?

The median age of residents in Secret Harbour was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Secret Harbour at risk of bushfire?

Secret Harbour has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100). 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 Secret Harbour?

There are 3 schools inside the Secret Harbour boundary: 2 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Secret Harbour walkable?

Secret Harbour scores 76/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. 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 Secret Harbour?

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 Secret Harbour belong to?

Secret Harbour sits within the Rockingham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Secret Harbour?

The average residential rates bill through Rockingham is $2,007 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Secret Harbour?

Across Rockingham, 1,869 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 10.9% 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 Secret Harbour in?

Secret Harbour sits within the federal Division of Canning, currently held by Andrew Hastie (Liberal).

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