Western Australia council

Joondalup

176,595 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 99 km², 22 suburbs. Council website: joondalup.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

176,595

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.4% in a year

Density

1,786/km²

99 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$860k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$42

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.5 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

22

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
41
Median household income
$2,165/week
Median rent
$400/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,080/month
Households renting
16.2%
Average household
2.7 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Suburbs

22 suburbs where Joondalup holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Duncraig15,982All / 11%10
Kingsley13,204All / 35%9
Hillarys11,200All / 23%10
Greenwood (WA)9,861All / 8%8
Woodvale (WA)9,57993% / 51%9
Joondalup9,193All / 38%7
Padbury8,626All / 36%8
Ocean Reef8,125All / 30%10
Sorrento (WA)7,795All / 3%10
Kinross6,988All / 17%8
Heathridge6,898All / 17%6
Currambine6,834All / 14%9
Craigie (WA)6,456All / 52%6
Mullaloo6,190All / 27%10
Iluka (WA)5,669All / 31%10
Kallaroo5,305All / 20%10
Edgewater4,657All / 44%8
Beldon4,094All / 10%6
Burns Beach4,071All / 64%10
Warwick (WA)3,858All / 37%8
Connolly3,675All / 20%10
Marmion2,390All / 8%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

26%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Moore · Tom FRENCH (ALP)85%
  • Cowan · Anne ALY (ALP)9%
  • Pearce · Tracey ROBERTS (ALP)7%

State districts

  • Joondalup · Emily Hamilton (ALP)31%
  • Hillarys · Caitlin Collins (ALP)26%
  • Kingsley · Jessica Stojkovski (ALP)22%
  • Carine · Liam Staltari (LIB)16%
  • Mindarie · Mark Folkard (ALP)4%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.