Shoalwater
WA 6169 · Rockingham
4,368 (2021) → 4,682 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Shoalwater is a moderate growth suburb in Rockingham, WA 6169, about 41km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Shoalwater are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 56/100, and is right by the coast. Shoalwater has an overall score of 47/100, 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 (12.02%), New Zealand (3.18%), Scotland (1.63%), South Africa (1.44%), Wales (0.82%)
Top languages: German (0.69%), Serbian (0.53%), Tagalog (0.46%), Mandarin (0.41%), Punjabi (0.37%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
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 970 (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)
- Safety Bay Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 1001
- Rockingham Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 993
- Rockingham Beach Education Support CentrePrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 991
- Star of the Sea Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1039
- Peel Language Development School - Bungaree CampusPrimary · Government · 2.8km
- Rockingham Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 960
- Bungaree Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 923
- Rockingham Senior High School Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 971
- Safety Bay Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 969
- Rockingham Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.3kmICSEA 1037
- Malibu SchoolCombined · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 988
- Cooloongup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 917
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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Shoalwater
Is Shoalwater safe?
Shoalwater 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 Shoalwater from Perth CBD?
Shoalwater is about 40.9 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 135 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Shoalwater?
Shoalwater has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Shoalwater?
Shoalwater has a transport score of 56/100 and 28 bus stops.