Casuarina Suburb Profile

Casuarina sits on Perth's southern fringe, defined by two competing identities: a growing residential and retail precinct anchored by one of the city's cheapest Costco outlets, and the presence of WA's largest maximum-security prison. New housing development is accelerating, land is affordable, and the bush setting offers space and nature access, but the suburb is thoroughly car dependent, bushfire-prone, and still finding its feet as a community.

Houses here have a median value of $1.51M and rent of $890/week, 48% above the Perth metro median. The commute to Perth CBD is a 34-minute drive by car or 90 minutes by transit, and most residents drive (65%). Crime rates are higher than average, and the safety score of 15/100 falls 37 points below the metro mean of 52. The population has a median age of 36 and earns $2,284/week per household.