National Forecasting Program

Population and housing forecast for Mandurah

Our latest population and housing forecasts for Mandurah, which covers the City of Mandurah and the western part of the Shire of Murray, south of Perth, including Pinjarra, Ravenswood and South Yunderup.

Region
Mandurah · SA4 502
Councils
Mandurah, Murray (part)
Built on
2025 national forecast (2021.2024.3)
Released
03/08/2026
Status
Current
Boundaries
ASGS 2021 Ed. 3
Horizon
2046
  • Mandurah
  • Halls Head
  • Erskine
  • Falcon
  • Dawesville
  • Meadow Springs
  • Lakelands
  • Madora Bay
  • Greenfields
  • Ravenswood
  • South Yunderup
  • Pinjarra

Where this region sits

  1. Nation
    Australia
    +8.6m to 2046
    Population growth, 2021 to 2046
    2025 forecast
  2. State
    Western Australia
    +1.18m to 2046
    Population growth, 2021 to 2046
    2025 forecast
  3. You are here: Region
    Mandurah
    +72,674
    6.1% of Western Australia's growth
    2021.2024.3.1.2 · Aug 2026
  4. Below the region
    9 small areas, all forecast
    Small-area forecasts available through Placemaker.

Western Australia's share of national growth is set from the national drivers. This region's share of Western Australia is built from development assessed on the ground.

The forecast

  • 111,295

    Population, 2021

  • 183,969

    Population, 2046

  • +72,674

    Total growth to 2046

  • +30,524

    Additional dwellings

Population, dwellings and age structure, five-yearly

Five-year intervals shown; the forecast itself is a single-year series by single year of age and sex, available in full through Placemaker, along with a downloadable summary. We forecast the share aged 65 and over to move from 24.9% in 2021 to 31.9% in 2046.
PopulationDwellingsAge structure, %
YearTotalChangeTotalChange0–1415–6465+
2021111,295—51,906—17.857.424.9
2026129,629+18,33456,960+5,05416.357.126.6
2031143,865+14,23662,859+5,89915.356.028.7
2036158,017+14,15269,288+6,42915.054.730.3
2041171,386+13,36975,848+6,56015.153.531.4
2046183,969+12,58382,430+6,58215.153.031.9

What we assess, and where

Different things drive population change at different scales. We form a view at each level, and each level constrains the one below it.

  1. Nation
    • Overseas migration
    • Fertility and life expectancy
    • Housing completions
  2. State
    • Share of overseas migration
    • Interstate migration
    • State housing policy
  3. Region (this page)
    • Intrastate migration
    • Development pipeline
    • Capacity and limiting factors
    • Ageing in place
  4. Suburb and site
    • Site-by-site development assessment
    • Dwelling type and density

Housing capacity, by area

Sub-area (SA3)Area characterCapacity used by 2046
Mandurah43.3%
Mandurah total43.3%

How to read this

Capacity used is the share of an area's assessed dwelling capacity that the forecast draws down by 2046. Assessed capacity is post-census capacity across 257 tracked residential development sites, so it counts what those sites can hold, not every theoretical dwelling a planning control would permit.

The major sites that shape this forecast

SiteLocationTypeStatus
North Pinjarra Development EstateFAIRBRIDGEGreenfieldStructure plan / Under-utilised (med-high density)
West Furnissdale Residential DevelopmentFurnissdaleRedevelopmentStructure plan / Under-utilised (med-high density)
Murray River Country EstatePINJARRAGreenfieldStructure plan / Under-utilised (med-high density)
Murray River Country EstatePINJARRAGreenfieldStructure plan / Under-utilised (med-high density)
Seaside Estate - Rapallo Grove, Madora Bay Wa 6210MANDURAH - NORTHGreenfieldUnder construction

Our forecasting team

Liza Ivanova

Liza Ivanova

Principal Forecast Consultant

Oliver Bowering

Oliver Bowering

Senior Forecast Consultant

Places covered by this forecast

The largest of the 35 suburbs and localities in this region. Every one of them is forecast at small-area level, and any combination can be built into a custom catchment through Placemaker.

  • Halls Head
  • Greenfields
  • Meadow Springs
  • Mandurah
  • Lakelands
  • Dawesville
  • Dudley Park
  • Falcon
  • Madora Bay
  • Erskine
  • Pinjarra
  • Coodanup
  • South Yunderup
  • Wannanup
  • Ravenswood
  • Silver Sands
  • North Dandalup
  • Furnissdale
  • San Remo
  • Bouvard
  • + 15 more

Plus 15 more. Search for any suburb or locality on our forecast analysis page.

Common questions about the forecast for Mandurah

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Assessed site by site

Built on a national development sites layer maintained by our own forecasters. 257 development sites assessed in this region alone.

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