Malabaine
WA 6401 · Northam
51 (2021) → 55 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Malabaine is a moderate growth suburb in Northam, WA 6401, about 91km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Malabaine are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 96km inland. Malabaine has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6401 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (5.88%), Philippines (5.88%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
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 901 (below 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)
- OneSchool Global WA - Cunderdin CampusCombined · Independent · 7.2km
- Northam Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 937
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1013
- Northam Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 898
- St Joseph's School - Secondary CampusSecondary · Catholic · 8.4km
- Avonvale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 745
- Avonvale Education Support CentreCombined · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 932
- West Northam Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 803
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for 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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Malabaine
How far is Malabaine from Perth CBD?
Malabaine is about 91.5 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 237 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Malabaine?
Malabaine has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Malabaine?
Malabaine has a transport score of 0/100.