Safety Bay bushfire risk
Of Safety Bay’s 3,904 mapped properties, 4.2% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Safety Bay’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Safety Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Safety Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Safety Bay
Safety Bay sits in the Mandurah police district, which recorded 30,272 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 30,272 total. Figures are for the whole Mandurah police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Safety Bay
Safety Bay is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Special commercial
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Community purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Safety Bay
At the 2021 Census, 29% of Safety Bay’s 7,662 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 Safety Bay
Rockingham council approved 1,923 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Rockingham council area (not just Safety Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.