Is Marangaroo a nice place to live?

Marangaroo centres on generous green space and the Marangaroo Golf Course, with local sporting ovals, playgrounds and a neighbourhood shopping strip. Marangaroo is a community where couples with children are the largest family group and most homes are owner-occupied, with couple families with children making up 47.0% of families. Everyday life uses the suburb's parks and sports facilities, nearby larger retail and community services, and regular bus routes alongside easy access to major roads and the Yanchep train line. The public golf course is being redeveloped, with the construction contract awarded and initial site works underway.

Is it expensive to live in Marangaroo?

On the figures, housing costs in Marangaroo sit well above local incomes. A typical local household earned about $1,533 a week at the last Census. The median house price of $975,750 works out to about 12.2 times a typical local annual household income, and renting a house at about $750 a week would take roughly 49% of that weekly income, a large share. For most people the rent share is the immediate measure to consider, while the price multiple shows buying sits at a substantially higher level against what a typical local household earned. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Marangaroo a good place to invest?

A 23.0% rise in median house values over the last 12 months is the headline for Marangaroo, while house rents rose 10.3% over the same period. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income during that year because values climbed by a larger margin than rents. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Marangaroo suburb profile

Marangaroo is a quiet residential suburb in Perth's northern suburbs, within the City of Wanneroo. The area is marked by generous green space, local parks and the Marangaroo Golf Course, giving the streets an open, suburban character. Housing is mainly single-storey brick homes on established blocks, with pockets of more recent infill and some low-rise units.

Local life centres on sporting ovals, playgrounds and a neighbourhood shopping strip, while larger retail and community services sit close by. The suburb has easy access to major roads and the Yanchep train line, and regular bus routes provide local links for everyday errands and weekend recreation.

Marangaroo property market performance

Marangaroo's median house price is $975,750, a sharp 23.0% rise over 12 months. It is primarily a house market; too few units have sold recently for a reliable unit median to be published. That rise is based on 18 house sales over the last 3 months, so the median comes from a relatively small sample.

In Marangaroo, house rents averaged $750 a week and rose 10.3% over 12 months, a strong rise; values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$976K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	23.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	18	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	11	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	10.3%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Marangaroo demographics

Marangaroo is a community where couples with children are the largest family group and most homes are owner-occupied.

Couple families with children make up 47.0% of families and 20.0% of homes are rented. At the 2021 Census, 10,483 people lived in Marangaroo.

Marangaroo and Western Australia

	Suburb	WA
Median age years	39	38
Median household income weekly	$1,533	$1,815
Couples with children share of families	47.0%	44.6%
Couples without children share of families	31.7%	38.8%
One-parent families share of families	19.0%	15.1%
Homes owned outright share of homes	34.1%	30.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	45.9%	41.4%
Homes rented share of homes	20.0%	28.3%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Marangaroo infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Marangaroo’s public golf course is being redeveloped, with the City of Wanneroo awarding the construction contract in 2026; initial site works are underway and the redevelopment is scheduled for completion in late 2027, introducing a two-level 44-bay undercover driving range, a new pro shop, changerooms, expanded hospitality areas and additional parking.

The City has also programmed upgrades to local parks and roads: Cabrini Park is on a staged masterplan with a 2025/26 milestone to construct a picnic area and further detailed design, and a tender recommendation for Cabrini Park Stage 2 (passive park and sports field floodlighting upgrades) appeared in 2026; the Marangaroo Drive / Girrawheen Avenue and Montrose/Mirrabooka/Koondoola intersection upgrades are listed in the City’s 2025/26 capital works program; Paloma Park’s sports floodlighting upgrades were completed in 2021.

Suburbs near Marangaroo

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How does Marangaroo compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Marangaroo’s median house price is 19.0% higher than Girrawheen’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Marangaroo have grown 3.3% higher than in Girrawheen.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Marangaroo are selling 8.3% faster than in Girrawheen.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Marangaroo have grown 14.6% lower than the average rate of growth across Perth.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Marangaroo have grown 24.2% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Perth.

Common questions about Marangaroo

Is Marangaroo a nice place to live?
Marangaroo centres on generous green space and the Marangaroo Golf Course, with local sporting ovals, playgrounds and a neighbourhood shopping strip.

Marangaroo is a community where couples with children are the largest family group and most homes are owner-occupied, with couple families with children making up 47.0% of families. Everyday life uses the suburb's parks and sports facilities, nearby larger retail and community services, and regular bus routes alongside easy access to major roads and the Yanchep train line. The public golf course is being redeveloped, with the construction contract awarded and initial site works underway.
Is it expensive to live in Marangaroo?
On the figures, housing costs in Marangaroo sit well above local incomes. A typical local household earned about $1,533 a week at the last Census. The median house price of $975,750 works out to about 12.2 times a typical local annual household income, and renting a house at about $750 a week would take roughly 49% of that weekly income, a large share. For most people the rent share is the immediate measure to consider, while the price multiple shows buying sits at a substantially higher level against what a typical local household earned.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Marangaroo a good place to invest?
A 23.0% rise in median house values over the last 12 months is the headline for Marangaroo, while house rents rose 10.3% over the same period. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income during that year because values climbed by a larger margin than rents.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Marangaroo

Currently, there are 59 real estate agents working in Marangaroo—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 59 agents sold 37.4% of all properties in Marangaroo over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Marangaroo typically charge a commission of 1.5% to 2.79%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.