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Ocean Reef

Western Australia · Joondalup · Perth - North West

This profile uses the ABS Ocean Reef statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Ocean Reef is a locality in the Joondalup area of Western Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Ocean Reef SA2.

Where in WA
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1070 (gov)
Childcare
32
NQS-rated services
Population
8,985
+1.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Ocean Reef SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon WA zoning

Government schools in Ocean Reef

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for WA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Ocean Reef Senior High School Government · 1,353 students
ICSEA 1055
Beaumaris Primary School Government · 516 students
ICSEA 1070
Ocean Reef Primary School Government · 192 students
ICSEA 1043

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Prendiville Catholic College
Catholic 1,086 students
ICSEA 1073 intake context
St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School
Catholic 587 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Ocean Reef

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All WA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Goodstart Early Learning Edgewater
    Centre-Based Care · 57 places · Edgewater
    Exceeding NQS
  • St. Simon Peter Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Ocean Reef
    Meeting NQS
  • Insight Early Learning Joondalup
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Joondalup
    Meeting NQS
  • Keiki Early Learning Edgewater
    Centre-Based Care · 118 places · Edgewater
    Meeting NQS
  • Treetops School of Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 102 places · Connolly
    Meeting NQS
  • Village Early Learning Beaumaris
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Ocean Reef
    Meeting NQS
  • Tall Tree Early Learning - Mullaloo
    Centre-Based Care · 94 places · Mullaloo
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Ocean Reef
    Centre-Based Care · 85 places · Ocean Reef
    Meeting NQS
  • Sagewood Early Learning Joondalup
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Joondalup
    Meeting NQS
  • Zig Zags OSHC Beldon
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Beldon
    Meeting NQS
  • OROOSH Out Of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Ocean Reef
    Meeting NQS
  • Buggles Child Care - Beldon
    Centre-Based Care · 62 places · Beldon
    Meeting NQS

+ 20 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
8,985
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.80%
2024→25
Net change
+155
people / yr
Density
1,707
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+155
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+15
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-18
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+158

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Ocean Reef
+1.80%
WA median
+1.60%
National median
+0.80%