Cardup
WA 6122 · Serpentine-Jarrahdale
1,163 (2021) → 1,305 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cardup is a high growth suburb in Serpentine-Jarrahdale, WA 6122, about 35km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Cardup are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 42/100, and is about 20km inland. Cardup has an overall score of 34/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 69/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.74%), New Zealand (3.18%), South Africa (1.81%), Netherlands (1.2%), Indonesia (0.86%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.86%), Portuguese (0.52%), Punjabi (0.43%), Indonesian (0.43%), Spanish (0.34%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 997 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Court Grammar SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1004
Nearby (within 10km)
- Woodland Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 998
- Beenyup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 967
- Salvado Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1033
- Byford John Calvin SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.9kmICSEA 1035
- Byford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 983
- West Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1004
- Mundijong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 960
- Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 973
- Marri Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 972
- Australian Christian College - Darling DownsCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1043
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cardup
Is Cardup safe?
Cardup has a residential safety score of 69/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cardup from Perth CBD?
Cardup is about 35.2 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 118 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Cardup?
Cardup has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1004 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cardup?
Cardup has a transport score of 42/100 and 16 bus stops.