Suburb report · WA 6171
Baldivis
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Population
44,227
Baldivis suburb profile
Who lives in Baldivis
Baldivis is 41km from the Perth CBD, measured in a straight line. Baldivis is home to 44,227 people, a scale matched by fewer than 1% of Western Australian suburbs. It is the largest of the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. The median age is 32, younger than 92% of Western Australian suburbs, where the median suburb sits at 39. Among Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, 152 of 167 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $120,600 a year, above the $105,400 of the median Western Australian suburb. On household income it ranks 35 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. Tenure is balanced for Western Australia: 77.2% owner-occupied and 22.8% renting. On ownership it ranks 57 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 12,397 occupied private dwellings in Baldivis, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 56.8%, ahead of couples without children at 24.3% and people living alone at 16.7%. On the share of families with children it ranks 9 of 166 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. Few Western Australian suburbs have more families with children: 56.8% of households, ahead of 89% of the state. At 24.3%, couples without children are less common here than in 73% of Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 516 new dwellings were approved across the Baldivis-South statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 295 a year. Supply figures here are for the Baldivis-South statistical area, home to 31,709 residents in 2025, which covers only part of Baldivis. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 16.3 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 4.4 for the median Western Australian area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2025, with 516, and the quietest was 2020, with 148.
Population trend
The population of the Baldivis-South statistical area surged 19.1% from 2020 to 2025, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 9.4 points ahead. That rate is faster than 88% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 1.5% in 2021 to 4.9% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Waikiki differs most on the median age: 40 there against 32 in Baldivis. Wellard matches Baldivis on the median age, at 32. Warnbro, 7km away, has 11,587 residents and a median household income of $86,100.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.