Waggrakine
WA 6530 · Greater Geraldton
2,679 (2021) → 2,977 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Waggrakine is a high growth suburb in Greater Geraldton, WA 6530, about 380km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Waggrakine are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 21/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Waggrakine has an overall score of 21/100, 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 (3.06%), Philippines (1.72%), New Zealand (1.64%), South Africa (0.45%), Thailand (0.37%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.6%), Filipino (0.52%), Tagalog (0.34%), Thai (0.34%), French (0.26%)
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 938 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Waggrakine Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 876
Nearby (within 10km)
- Leaning Tree Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 985
- Leaning Tree Steiner School - Glenfield CampusCombined · Independent · 3.2km
- Bluff Point Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 805
- St Lawrence's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7kmICSEA 1008
- Geraldton Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 997
- Meekatharra School Of The AirPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1061
- Allendale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 890
- Geraldton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1078
- Geraldton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 9.5kmICSEA 741
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 Waggrakine
Is Waggrakine safe?
Waggrakine 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 Waggrakine from Perth CBD?
Waggrakine is about 380.3 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Waggrakine?
Waggrakine has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 876 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Waggrakine?
Waggrakine has a transport score of 21/100 and 18 bus stops.