Western Australia council

Mundaring

43,577 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 643 km², 20 suburbs. Council website: mundaring.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

43,577

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.7% in a year

Density

68/km²

643 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$760k

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

Federal grants per resident

$100

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.0 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

20

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
44
Median household income
$1,907/week
Median rent
$350/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,950/month
Households renting
11.0%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

20 suburbs where Mundaring holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). 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
Swan View7,88965% / 61%3
Helena Valley4,130All / 80%8
Darlington (WA)3,725All / 100%10
Mount Helena3,373All / 98%7
Mundaring3,190All / 98%7
Glen Forrest2,789All / 100%9
Greenmount (WA)2,666All / 76%6
Wooroloo2,613All / 89%
Stoneville2,489All / 97%8
Parkerville2,432All / 99%9
Midvale2,28335% / 22%2
Chidlow1,821All / 99%6
Bellevue (WA)1,51440% / 24%2
Sawyers Valley1,001All / 98%7
Mahogany Creek829All / 100%8
Hovea713All / 100%10
Boya669All / 98%10
Beechina128All / 96%8
Bailup54All / 77%7
The Lakes20All / 93%8
GorrieAll / 100%
MalmallingAll / 100%

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

87%

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

  • Bullwinkel · Trish COOK (ALP)100%

State districts

  • Kalamunda · Adam Hort (LIB)64%
  • Midland · Steve Catania (ALP)25%
  • Forrestfield · Stephen Price (ALP)11%
  • Central Wheatbelt · Lachlan Hunter (NAT)1%

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.