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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6122 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 997 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Court Grammar SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1012
Nearby (within 10km)
- Woodland Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 993
- Beenyup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 961
- Salvado Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1035
- Byford John Calvin SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.9kmICSEA 1033
- Byford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 971
- West Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 992
- Mundijong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 963
- Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 969
- Marri Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 963
- Australian Christian College - Darling DownsCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1028
- Wungong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: 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 9,115 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cardup from Perth CBD?
Cardup is about 35.2 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 98 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Cardup?
Cardup has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1012 (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.