Average rent in Safety Bay - Shoalwater, WA — 2026

Safety Bay - Shoalwater sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 11% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 73% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 25% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (87%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 12,039, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 29% of residents were born overseas. Safety Bay - Shoalwater is 41km from Perth, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.