Oakford
WA 6121 · Serpentine-Jarrahdale
2,803 (2021) → 3,145 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Oakford is a high growth suburb in Serpentine-Jarrahdale, WA 6121, about 30km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Oakford are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 15km inland. Oakford has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.67%), New Zealand (1.82%), South Africa (1.57%), Scotland (0.71%), Italy (0.64%)
Top languages: Italian (0.71%), Vietnamese (0.54%), Spanish (0.5%), Afrikaans (0.32%), German (0.29%)
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 1009 (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)
- Honeywood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1052
- West Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1004
- Carey Baptist College ForrestdaleCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1082
- Woodland Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 998
- Beenyup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 967
- Salvado Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1033
- Forrestdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 983
- Byford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 983
- Marri Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 972
- Byford John Calvin SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.3kmICSEA 1035
- Aubin Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 1073
- Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 973
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 Oakford
Is Oakford safe?
Oakford has a residential safety score of 70/100, 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 Oakford from Perth CBD?
Oakford is about 29.6 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 101 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Oakford?
Oakford has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Oakford?
Oakford has a transport score of 0/100.