Yangebup WA 6164
Located in Western Australia, Yangebup sits 24 km from Perth CBD, around 25 minutes by car. The suburb has 7,631 residents, a median age of 37, and a median household income of $99,580 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 2.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded flood exposure. Of 3 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Yangebup a good suburb?
Yangebup scores a B (60/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit.
Mixed results
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 71/100 · 23.8 km · 25 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $920K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 38/100 · Crime 64/100 · Flood 0/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 37 · 7,631 residents
Liveability Rating
60 / 100 · Ranked #170 in WAEach bar is Yangebup's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
60 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataYangebup's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $920,000, roughly 23% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$920,000
3% below its 5 neighbours (median $950,775)
Based on 163 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 97 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 78 sales $837K
- 4 bed 72 sales $1.01M
- 5 bed 11 sales $1.38M
Land
$770,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 42 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Yangebup are currently listed at around $897,000 on average. Based on 18 houses listed in the past six months.
$897K
18 houses listed in the last 6 months.
18 of the suburb's 2,787 dwellings (0.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Yangebup rent for around $790 a week on average, based on 17 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$790/wk
5% above its 5 neighbours (median $750/wk)
17 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
17 rentals advertised against an estimated 574 rented homes (3.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $750/wk
- 20 bonds
- +26% 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 202591 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6164.
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$790/week ($41,000 a year) on a $897,000 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
6 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 4 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
Three schools serve Yangebup, and performance is broadly at peer-suburb levels with one standout. Divine Mercy College leads the pack.
- • 1,253 students across 3 schools (avg 418)
- • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Catholic, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 989-1070, median 1062 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mater Christi Catholic Primary School (609 students)
Primary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 6.0 kmMurdoch University (Murdoch)Murdoch University · 257 courses
- 9.2 kmThe University of Notre Dame Australia - FremantleThe University of Notre Dame Australia · 121 courses
1.7% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Yangebup is very walkable on foot — at 71/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 4 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Yangebup.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 182.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 95.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 56.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.7 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 Yangebup.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 17%
- Premises covered
- 3,455
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
Cockburn: 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 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Yangebup is home to about 7,600 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $100,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,631
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$99,580/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$45,708/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.3%
Total Dwellings
2,787
Owner-Occupier Rate
79.4%
Houses
89.8%
Rental Stress
18.3%
Mortgage Stress
20.9%
Work From Home
6.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
136 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 4 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 563 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 67.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 78.1%
- Employment Rate
- 65.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.8%
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.
160 residents (2.1%) 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 7,074 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
11% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (450 of 3,960).
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 1,324 people work here; 3,960 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 67% 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 $2,754 a year through Cockburn based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Cockburn
In the year to August 2026, 1,395 new dwellings were approved across Cockburn. That mix is 907 houses and 488 units. Approvals are up 13.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Jandakot Aero, 6.3 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 5.1 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 15.8% of addresses
- 598 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 745 mm
- 80 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.4°C
- 30 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.6°C
- 2 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
10 facilities within 5 km- 1.1 kmGrain Mill Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.3 kmWaste Remediation and Materials Recovery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.5 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Dichloromethane · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
- 2.7 km
- 2.8 kmCorrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6164, 838 of 55,443 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.1% (1,737 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6164, 17,633 rooftop-solar systems totalling 98.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 24,344 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,190 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.
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
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 30 across postcode 6164.
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 $920,000 this is $120,000 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 Josh Wilson Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Josh Wilson | 68.7% | 31.3% | +1.8 |
| 2022 | Josh Wilson | 66.9% | 33.1% | -10.0 |
| 2019 | Josh Wilson | 56.9% | 43.1% | +0.6 |
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 Scaife WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Scaife ALP | 67.8% |
| 2021 | David Scaife ALP | 76.7% |
| 2017 | Fran Logan ALP | 65.9% |
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 Yangebup
Is Yangebup a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Yangebup is moderate (64/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Yangebup?
Yangebup has a low recorded bushfire history (38/100, 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 Yangebup a good place to live?
Yangebup has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (60/100), 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 Yangebup?
Yangebup, WA had a population of 7,631 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Yangebup, WA?
The postcode for Yangebup, WA is 6164.
How far is Yangebup from Perth?
Yangebup is 24 km from Perth CBD by road, about 25 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Yangebup?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Yangebup was $99,580 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 Yangebup?
The median advertised rent in Yangebup is $790 a week for houses (17 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Yangebup?
The median age of residents in Yangebup was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Yangebup at risk of bushfire?
Yangebup has a low recorded bushfire history (38/100). 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 Yangebup?
There are 3 schools inside the Yangebup boundary: 1 above and 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Yangebup walkable?
Yangebup scores 71/100 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.
What is the weather like in Yangebup?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Yangebup, Jandakot Aero (6.3 km away), summer days average 31.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 745 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days, and 30 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Yangebup?
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 Yangebup belong to?
Yangebup sits within the Cockburn local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Yangebup?
The average residential rates bill through Cockburn is $2,754 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Yangebup?
Across Cockburn, 1,395 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 13.5% 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 Yangebup in?
Yangebup sits within the federal Division of Fremantle, currently held by Josh Wilson (Australian Labor Party).
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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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