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Population
Population growth drivers in Wanneroo - Sinagra are slightly above average based on AreaSearch's ranking of recent, and medium term trends
Wanneroo - Sinagra's population is around 17,566 as of November 2025. This reflects an increase of 2,888 people since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 14,678. The change is inferred from the estimated resident population of 16,181 in June 2024 and an additional 848 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 1,132 persons per square kilometer. Wanneroo - Sinagra's growth rate of 19.7% since the 2021 census exceeded the national average of 8.9%. Population growth was primarily driven by overseas migration contributing approximately 67.5% of overall population gains during recent periods.
AreaSearch is adopting ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, released in 2024 with a base year of 2022. For areas not covered, AreaSearch utilises growth rates by age cohort provided by the ABS in its latest Greater Capital Region projections, released in 2023 based on 2022 data. Future population trends project an above median growth for statistical areas across the nation. The area is expected to expand by 2,530 persons to 2041, reflecting an increase of 6.3% over the 17 years.
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Development
AreaSearch assessment of residential development activity positions Wanneroo - Sinagra among the top 25% of areas assessed nationwide
Wanneroo - Sinagra averaged approximately 176 new dwelling approvals per year between FY21 and FY25. A total of 880 homes were approved during these five financial years, with an additional 187 approved in FY26 as of the current date. On average, around 1.5 people moved to the area for each dwelling built over this period, suggesting a balanced supply and demand dynamic that has maintained stable market conditions.
The average expected construction cost value for new homes was $325,000 during these years. In FY26, commercial development approvals amounted to $5.2 million, indicating limited focus on commercial development compared to residential growth. When comparing Wanneroo - Sinagra's development levels with Greater Perth, the area shows similar per capita figures, supporting market stability in line with regional patterns. However, these development levels are substantially higher than national averages, suggesting strong developer confidence in the location.
Recent construction activity comprised 99.0% standalone homes and 1.0% townhouses or apartments, reflecting the area's traditional suburban character focused on family homes that appeal to those seeking space. With approximately 67 people per dwelling approval, Wanneroo - Sinagra exhibits characteristics of a growth area. Looking ahead, AreaSearch's latest quarterly estimate projects an increase of 1,103 residents in Wanneroo - Sinagra by 2041. At current development rates, new housing supply should comfortably meet demand, providing favorable conditions for buyers and potentially supporting population growth beyond current projections.
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Infrastructure
Wanneroo - Sinagra has emerging levels of nearby infrastructure activity, ranking in the 35thth percentile nationally
Changes to local infrastructure significantly impact an area's performance. AreaSearch has identified 31 projects likely affecting the region. Notable initiatives include Wanneroo Recreation Centre - New Sports Hub and Community Hub Upgrade, East Wanneroo District Structure Plan, Halcyon Illyarrie, and Arbella Estate. The following list details those most relevant.
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East Wanneroo District Structure Plan
Long term state led structure plan guiding the urbanisation of more than 8,000 hectares in East Wanneroo over the next 50 years. The plan provides for about 50,000 new dwellings and up to 150,000 residents across 28 precincts, with new town and neighbourhood centres, six high schools, more than 30 primary schools, employment areas and 280 hectares of parks and recreation reserves. As at 2025, local structure plans for several precincts have been endorsed, and the first major estate, Stocklands Grevillea community in Mariginiup, has commenced construction to deliver more than 2,000 all electric homes as part of Stage 1.
Joondalup Private Hospital Expansion (Private Component)
Major private expansion by Ramsay Health Care. The $190 million project includes six new operating theatres, two day procedure rooms, a day of surgery admissions unit, a 22-bed short stay surgical ward, a 30-bed surgical/medical ward and six cardiac care beds. This will increase the hospital's bed capacity from 150 to 202, with a further 30 shelled beds for future use.
Joondalup Private Hospital Expansion
Major private hospital expansion at Joondalup Health Campus, fully funded by Ramsay Health Care with a value of $190 million. The project includes six new operating theatres (two shared with the public campus), two day procedure rooms, a day of surgery admissions unit, a 22-bed short stay surgical ward, a 30-bed surgical/medical ward, and six cardiac care beds. It will increase the private hospital bed capacity from 150 to 202, with a further 30 shelled beds for future use, and is expected to double admissions. The build also includes rooftop solar panels and a new ground floor cafe.
Joondalup Health Campus Development Stage 2
Major $307.9 million expansion of Joondalup Health Campus co-funded by the State and Australian Governments. The project is a six-year development due to end in mid-2026 when a further 60 public beds will be completed. As of July 2025, completed components include a new 102-bed Mental Health Unit (opened August 2023), a 106-bed public ward block including a new cardiac care unit, an expanded public theatre complex with one new public theatre and two new interventional catheterisation laboratories (cath labs), 12 Emergency Department beds, a Behavioural Assessment Urgent Care Clinic, additional parking, and a refurbished discharge lounge. Fit-out of two, 30-bed shelled wards in the new public ward block is in progress for completion by mid-2026. Two additional theatres for shared public and private use are also due to open in September 2025.
St. Andrews Urban Precinct (Hocking & Pearsall)
Large master-planned residential community in the City of Wanneroo, delivering over 2,500 homes, including apartments, townhouses, and traditional lots, with new parks, schools and a future retail precinct. It represents a significant proportion of Perth's housing need for the next 30 years and incorporates elements of the East Wanneroo Cell 4 Agreed Local Structure Plan (ASP No. 6) to facilitate development in Hocking and Pearsall.
Wanneroo Road Duplication - Joondalup Drive to Flynn Drive
The project involved upgrading 3.2km of Wanneroo Road from a single carriageway to a dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction to relieve congestion for over 26,000 vehicles per day and improve safety. Key features include improved intersections at Golf Links Drive and Carramar Road, a principal shared path for cyclists and pedestrians, noise walls, upgraded drainage, landscaping, and U-turn facilities.
Wanneroo Recreation Centre - New Sports Hub and Community Hub Upgrade
The City of Wanneroo is redeveloping the Wanneroo Recreation Centre into a new Sports Hub and a separate Community Hub in two phases to meet community needs. The Sports Hub features two indoor multi-sport courts, boxing and calisthenics rooms, change rooms, a meeting room, cafe, and additional parking. The Community Hub will involve upgrading the existing centre.
Boas Place Joondalup City Centre
Mixed-use precinct renewal of the Joondalup civic core across City-owned lots bounded by Boas Avenue, Central Walk, Central Park and Lakeside Drive. Current work is focused on the Project Philosophy and Parameters and preparing a business case to guide redevelopment, targeting a vibrant mix of commercial offices, retail, residential and public spaces supporting approximately 1,400 workers.
Employment
Wanneroo - Sinagra has seen below average employment performance when compared to national benchmarks
Wanneroo - Sinagra has a skilled workforce with notable representation in the construction sector. The unemployment rate was 4.7% as of September 2025.
Employment growth over the past year was estimated at 5.1%. There were 8,609 residents employed as of September 2025, with an unemployment rate of 4.7%, which is 0.7% higher than Greater Perth's rate of 4.0%. Workforce participation in Wanneroo - Sinagra was broadly similar to Greater Perth's 65.2%. The leading employment industries among residents were health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Construction had particularly notable concentration with employment levels at 1.5 times the regional average. Professional & technical services employed just 5.4% of local workers, below Greater Perth's 8.2%. Employment opportunities locally may be limited as indicated by Census data. Between September 2024 and September 2025, employment levels increased by 5.1%, labour force increased by 3.7%, causing the unemployment rate to fall by 1.2 percentage points. In comparison, Greater Perth recorded employment growth of 2.9% with a marginal increase in unemployment. State-level data as of 25-Nov-2025 showed WA employment contracted by 0.27% (losing 5,520 jobs), with the state unemployment rate at 4.6%, compared to the national rate of 4.3%. National employment forecasts from May-25 indicate that while national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly between industry sectors. Applying these projections to Wanneroo - Sinagra's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.2% over five years and 13.0% over ten years.
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Income
Income levels align closely with national averages, indicating typical economic conditions for Australian communities according to AreaSearch analysis
The median taxpayer income in Wanneroo - Sinagra SA2 was $52,772 and the average was $63,942 according to postcode level ATO data aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2022. This is lower than national averages, with Greater Perth's median being $58,380 and average income $78,020. By September 2025, considering a 14.2% Wage Price Index growth since 2022, estimated incomes would be approximately $60,266 (median) and $73,022 (average). Incomes in Wanneroo - Sinagra were modest according to 2021 Census figures, ranking between the 45th and 46th percentiles for household, family, and personal incomes. The income bracket of $1,500 - 2,999 dominated with 34.8% of residents (6,112 people), similar to regional levels at 32.0%. Housing affordability pressures were severe, with only 82.9% of income remaining, ranking at the 46th percentile. The area's SEIFA income ranking placed it in the 5th decile.
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Housing
Wanneroo - Sinagra is characterized by a predominantly suburban housing profile, with above-average rates of outright home ownership
In Wanneroo - Sinagra, as per the latest Census, 88.4% of dwellings were houses, with the remaining 11.6% comprising semi-detached homes, apartments, and other types. In contrast, Perth metro had 92.2% houses and 7.8% other dwellings. Home ownership in Wanneroo - Sinagra stood at 27.4%, with mortgaged properties at 50.5% and rented ones at 22.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800, lower than Perth metro's average of $1,898. The median weekly rent in the area was $350, matching Perth metro's figure but below the national average of $375. Nationally, Wanneroo - Sinagra's mortgage repayments were lower than the Australian average of $1,863.
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Household Composition
Wanneroo - Sinagra has a typical household mix, with a lower-than-average median household size
Family households constitute 72.6% of all households, including 33.1% couples with children, 26.3% couples without children, and 12.1% single parent families. Non-family households comprise the remaining 27.4%, with lone person households at 24.9% and group households at 2.5%. The median household size is 2.6 people, which is smaller than the Greater Perth average of 2.8.
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Local Schools & Education
Educational attainment in Wanneroo - Sinagra aligns closely with national averages, showing typical qualification patterns and performance metrics
The area's university qualification rate is 17.4%, significantly lower than Australia's average of 30.4%. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 12.7%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (3.0%) and graduate diplomas (1.7%). Vocational credentials are prevalent, with 42.5% of residents aged 15+ holding them, including advanced diplomas (11.9%) and certificates (30.6%). Educational participation is high, with 28.7% of residents currently enrolled in formal education, comprising primary education (10.7%), secondary education (7.5%), and tertiary education (4.2%).
Educational participation is notably high, with 28.7% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 10.7% in primary education, 7.5% in secondary education, and 4.2% pursuing tertiary education.
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Transport
Transport servicing is moderate compared to other areas nationally based on assessment of service frequency, route connectivity and accessibility
Wanneroo - Sinagra has 60 active public transport stops. These are served by buses along five different routes, offering a total of 1,314 weekly passenger trips. The average distance to the nearest stop for residents is 346 meters.
On average, there are 187 trips per day across all routes, which equates to about 21 weekly trips per stop.
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Health
Health outcomes in Wanneroo - Sinagra are marginally below the national average with common health conditions somewhat prevalent across both younger and older age cohorts
Wanneroo - Sinagra has below-average health outcomes, with common conditions affecting both younger and older residents. Private health cover is at approximately 51%, compared to 53.8% in Greater Perth.
The most prevalent conditions are arthritis (8.4%) and mental health issues (8.0%). 69.0% of residents report no medical ailments, compared to 73.0% in Greater Perth. Residents aged 65 and over make up 18.6%, higher than the 13.6% in Greater Perth. Senior health outcomes are challenging but generally align with the overall population's health profile.
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Cultural Diversity
The level of cultural diversity witnessed in Wanneroo - Sinagra was found to be above average when compared nationally for a number of language and cultural background related metrics
Wanneroo-Sinagra has a higher cultural diversity than most local areas, with 13.8% of residents speaking a language other than English at home and 37.6% born overseas. Christianity is the predominant religion in Wanneroo-Sinagra, accounting for 46.9% of its population. Hinduism stands out as overrepresented, comprising 2.1% compared to Greater Perth's 2.6%.
The top three ancestry groups are English (32.4%), Australian (22.1%), and Other (8.0%). Notably, Welsh (1.0%) is slightly overrepresented compared to the regional average of 0.9%, while South African (1.3%) and New Zealand (1.2%) also show higher representation than their respective regional averages of 1.8% and 1.1%.
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Age
Wanneroo - Sinagra's population is slightly younger than the national pattern
The median age in Wanneroo - Sinagra was 38 years old as of the Census conducted on 27 August 2021, which is close to Greater Perth's average age of 37 years and equivalent to Australia's median age of 38 years. Compared to Greater Perth, Wanneroo - Sinagra had a higher proportion of residents aged 75-84 years (6.8%) but fewer individuals aged 25-34 years (13.5%). Between the 2016 Census and the 2021 Census, the percentage of the population aged 15-24 years increased from 10.7% to 11.9%, while the proportion of those aged 75-84 years rose from 5.7% to 6.8%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals aged 0-4 years decreased from 6.7% to 6.0%. By 2041, Wanneroo - Sinagra is projected to experience significant changes in its age composition. The demographic shift will be led by the 75-84 age group, which is expected to grow by 50%, reaching 1,787 people from 1,194. This growth will be driven primarily by an aging population dynamic, with those aged 65 and above accounting for 68% of projected population growth. Meanwhile, population declines are projected for the 0-4 and 5-14 age cohorts.