Safety Bay - Shoalwater

Safety Bay - Shoalwater is a growing region in WA with 13,307 residents.

SA2 code: 507051190
State: WA

Population

13,307

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+8.1%

3yr: +5.9% · 10yr: +11.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$300/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,355/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Safety Bay - Shoalwater (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.9%5yr: +8.1%10yr: +11.1%Total: +16.7%

Population grew from 11,405 to 13,307 over 24 years, averaging 0.6% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.0%

Almost entirely detached houses (87.4%), owner-occupied (73.1%).

Dwelling mix

Houses 87.4%

4,270 houses121 townhouses497 apartments

Tenure

Owned 38.8%

Mortgage 34.3%

Renting 24.8%

Owned 38.8%Mortgage 34.3%Renting 24.8%Other / NS 2.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

84 (1.7%)

2 bed

637 (13.2%)

3 bed

1,907 (39.6%)

4 bed

1,925 (40.0%)

5 bed

225 (4.7%)

6+ bed

39 (0.8%)