Ocean Reef bushfire risk
Of Ocean Reef’s 3,241 mapped properties, 9.8% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Ocean Reef’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Ocean Reef address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Ocean Reef
Flood and bushfire areas across Ocean Reef. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Ocean Reef
Ocean Reef sits in the Joondalup police district, which recorded 20,695 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 20,695 total. Figures are for the whole Joondalup police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Ocean Reef
Ocean Reef is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Service commercial
Who lives in Ocean Reef
At the 2021 Census, 43.3% of Ocean Reef’s 8,125 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Ocean Reef
Joondalup council approved 439 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Joondalup council area (not just Ocean Reef). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Joondalup
Compare Ocean Reef with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.