Gnarabup
WA 6285 · Augusta Margaret River
525 (2021) → 602 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gnarabup is a high growth suburb in Augusta Margaret River, WA 6285, about 241km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Gnarabup are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Gnarabup has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.95%), New Zealand (2.48%), Scotland (1.33%), South Africa (0.95%), USA (0.95%)
Top languages: Spanish (2.48%), Portuguese (1.71%), Italian (0.76%), Russian (0.57%)
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 1049 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Margaret River Montessori SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1088
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.9kmICSEA 1051
- Margaret River Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1043
- Margaret River Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 1044
- Rapids Landing Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 1020
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
Nearby suburbs in Augusta Margaret River
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Frequently asked questions about Gnarabup
Is Gnarabup safe?
Gnarabup has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Gnarabup from Perth CBD?
Gnarabup is about 241.1 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Gnarabup?
Gnarabup has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gnarabup?
Gnarabup has a transport score of 0/100.