Yangebup, WA 6164

A convenient location, great family life, fantastic for kids

This beautiful established suburb offers large blocks, quality built homes and is perfectly positioned between the freeway and the beach. There are three primary schools, a secondary school and a fantastic Montessori Early Learning Center. Yangebup also has two local shopping hubs and lots of public transport accessible taking you to Cockburn Train Station, Fremantle or Perth.

Thnnks to the wide green corridor of parks through the middle of the suburb and the emphasis on trees, this is a quiet, generally hassle-free area. What issues there might be are usually due to the edges of the area (some cement dust work complaints, a bit of train noise, the occasional local nuisance who is reported to CoSafe quick smart). Prices for houses in the area are rising, but do range from the millions in the hill rise and a little less in the older, valley-area region. Good range of schools, thankfully well supplied due to local small shops and a highly active community group online and in council who are proactive when it comes to environmental or social threats. Will absolutely raise in profile over time (despite having a name that makes people go "....where?")!

It's all about which PART of Yangebup you're in!
If you're nearer the hill-area ('new Yangebup' - the rather beautiful area including the streets of Spearwood Avenue or in the dip around Cockburn CRC, with some 2000-year-era houses pushing the million plus mark for their small-lawn mansion styles)? Then yes, the lack of wind-shield means that you'll likely get nice views of the seaside and a great sunrise if you look to the east... but the south-east wind will blow lime dust from the nearby cement works. At least you have Beeliar acting as the main landfall for that dust (sorry Beeliar!). It's been a big issue and a community concern for a while now.
'Older Yangebup' is on the west side of Spearwood Avenue is protected from that windfall, but that area is nearer to the lakes and midges do arise despite the reported cleaning that they do. It's quiet. *Very* quiet. The occasional dirt motorbike that zips across the expansive parks with little concern for their safety are reported fast and often wipe themselves out faster. The population is aging, the neighbourhood watch is fairly well organised and there's a nice effort from the local politicians to work on improving the community spirit, even if there's little in the budget to make the shops better (in saying that, the Chinese restaurant is a hidden gem and the shops are all working hard to make themselves viable in the face of amazing new developments, including proposed cinemas and the upgraded massive gym only a five min trip east to Cockburn central).
In short, there's issues. But this is a diamond in the rough.

Live in what seems like a convenient location close to the beach by car and you will become seriously disillusioned within the first week. It's full of the most disadvantaged people. This suburb is no different than Medina, Leda Callista, Rockingham etc. Avoid at all costs, it's a trap.

I have to totally agree with last review. We have lived here since 2001 and thought of moving and few year ago but couldn’t find another suburb that has so much to offer with block size privacy and being so centrally located.
Our neighbors are fantastic and have NEVER had any trouble whatsoever in 17 years it is a very quiet safe suburb. Our only gripe is that the Bibra Lake industrial area has grown and sometimes noise is carried by the prevailing wind, but this is not a common occurrence.

Have lived here now for 14 years. Great location to get on the freeway quickly, short drive to freo, cockburn and shops. Have friends who live in Beeliar and they have more issues with kids walking around the streets, homes west residence and breckins. (In fact i’d hate to put up with what my friend does at her house in Beeliar) Have to say, had a few issues 10 years ago but that's it. Have raised 3 kids here and the only trouble i have had is outside the area, for eg son was hit after getting off the bus in Spearwood and a few things have gone on in Freo. When i have people call in they always remark on how little traffic there is. As for dust… what a load of BULL DUST! There is no dust and i believe the only people who have problems with midges are the ones living beside the lake but they have sprayed the lake last few years and that should not be an issue any more. (I don't live near it so its was never an issue for me) there was a strange smell on the weekends when we first moved in and that turned out to be the soil and sand business burning stuff but they have stopped doing that now. I have to agree that once or twice a year there is a rubber electrical smell and that is only when there is not much wind. (Fremantle's live stock ships smell is 100 times worse and they are lucky enough to get that smell a few times a month, yuck!) I personally dont like the house im living in but thats to do with my tastes but love the area and what it has to offer

We moved here to Sandpiper Loop ten years ago to get into our first home and have stayed ever since. We had a modest budget and needed somewhere near the freeway but wanted to be close to the beach and near private schooling. A small ask but we found it!
We did a thorough drive around streets and at all times of the day to see where the quiet spots were. Our street is very friendly with a mix of retirees and young families and we feel very safe in the area.
We are walking distance to primary school and love having the parks and local shops nearby if we can't get up to Cockburn Central. We love the beach and Coogee has a wonderful surf club and new facilities built recently. Looking forward to the new aquatic centre being built next year in Cockburn. South Lakes pools nearby are okay but need an update. Very good value considering other areas nearby are substantially more in price with smaller blocks.

Ok, so it was always going to be a culture shock to move from a 2 bed flat in Subiaco to a 4 bed house in Yangebup, but as a young couple starting out with our first house purchase we had to go where we could get value for money. We found a lovely 4x1 on a quiet street in the old part of Yangebup on a big grassy block for under $450k - barely buys you a one bed flat in Subi.

So 5 months on did we might the right decision? Maybe...

We like our house, it has lots of potential - it does need updating to our tastes, and we'll get there one day with that. Our garden is lovely and it is very peaceful and quiet here, we don't have any traffic noise or "hoons". We don't really use the local shops as they do look quite run down, we nip over to the Beeliar IGA if we want something quickly or down to Gateways in 5 minutes for anything else. Public transport is a bit of a miss really, not frequent enough to make it that useable - so we drive to the station at Cockburn.

Our issues are that we miss the buzz of living closer to the City, being able to walk to the shops/bars/restaurants and it not being a mission of train and imaginary taxi to get back from the station late a night. It's meant one of us has to be designated driver if ever we want to go out on an evening. I'm sure if we fastforward a couple of years to when we have children the area will be perfect, but at the moment we still crave the inner-city!

Well, we've been in our new home for 18 months now and we still love the area (which, as local real estate agents is pretty lucky...lol). There are plenty of parks for kids, the schools seem to have a pretty good reputation (our daughter attends Yangebup Primary and we have no issues), the local shops are friendly (IGA needs a little kick up the ____ sometimes) and we are a short drive to the beach, larger shopping centres & freeway. 10minutes drive to Freo and 20 to the CBD (out of peak time). We're not going anywhere:)

I live in Yangebup for 12 years. Before we move there we live in Melville for 9 years. My husband did not want move there as he have opinion that is not good place to live. How wrong he was. It is best place to live! Blocks of land are big, lots of trees and lots of parks. Not many places like this in such a proximity to absolutely everything. We have three very good private schools, good shopping centre, train station and very SAFE beaches good for children. All beaches north of river are rough and not suitable for kids as waves are too strong. Our beach is in bay and exe lent for swimming not only for surfing and park is amazing so far from road that has feeling of holiday! For 12 years we have not problem with safety, our kids play outside and walk to schools, no problem. Not far is indoor swimming pool with best swimming club in whole Australia where our child was member for many years. We have people traveling very far (some more then 40 km) to be member of our swimming club. Because the way Yangebup was design with big bloke and many parks we have very little traffic on our streets, it is paradise (compare with new suburb and small bloke in same area 3X more cars and people). Good walk around lake with walking paths about 5km, among natural bush land. It is good no facilities around lake so you have a feeling you are in country not in 1.5 million people city, brilliant and unique! In short time we will have biggest and most modern hospital – Fiona hospital in our proximity as well as new biggest shopping centre. Beautiful place to live, we would not live anywhere else.

I've lived in Yangebup for a couple of years now after moving here to live with my partner who has lived here most of her life.
We love it here. So much so that we are now building our new home in Yangebup.
The suburb is close to the coast, freeway, large and small shopping centres and Fremantle.
Our daughter goes to the local primary school and we have no complaints there.
Such a great variety of properties, from a first home or investment in the mid $300's to million dollar homes with ocean views in Bayview Estate.
After living in different countries and a few Perth suburbs, I am looking forward to moving into our new Yangebup home and wouldn't live anywhere else.

We have enjoyed the time we have lived in Yangebup and whilst we are moving it is only to Beeliar which is 5 minutes down the road. The main reason for the move is because we wanted a bigger house and fell in love with one in Beeliar but would have bought anywhere around Yangebup or Beeliar because we really like this area in general.
The neighbours are very friendly and our street is so peaceful that you feel very secure here. It is also a very leafy and green neighbourhood close to parks and shops. We have only lived here for one and a half years but in that time have gotten to know our neighbours and been on good terms with them. They have a Christmas street get together every year which is a really good idea and allows you to meet and relax around your neighbours.
We also rented our house for three years before we moved in and never had any trouble finding tenants and those we had were respectful of the house and got on with the neighbours. Our house is in a cul-de-sac so it is so very quiet most of he time as whilst cars may go down the street leading to our street only local traffic use our street, and as their is only 6 houses in the street traffic is light to say the least.

Great Value for Money. Only place where middle class can afford a decent 4 or 3x2. 25 minutes to Perth via the Freeway 16 minutes to Fremantle, 6 minutes to Coogee Beach & the Cockburn Sound water playground with new marina beachside parks & reserves.

I'm a MASSIVE fan of Yangebup - Where else can you buy a first home for $350,000 OR a multimillion dollar mansion overlooking the ocean (Bayview Estate, Yangebup)? The suburb is just 28kms from the city (approx 25mins,) has public transport to Gateways Shopping City, Garden City & Fremantle, is just 5 minutes away from Cockburn Central Train Station & Gateways Shopping Centre, 9minutes away from Coogee Beach (and the New Port Coogee Marina) and only 18 minutes from Fremantle.

There are three schools in the suburb: Yangebup Primary School, Mater Christ Catholic Primary School and one secondary school: Divine Mercy College.

The suburb boasts a 2 great little shop hubs with IGA, hairdressers, Chinese and Italian restaurants, newsagencies, bottle shops, deli's, pharmacies and other little convenient stores.
There is a large oval in the centre of the suburb which is perfect for walking your dog, kicking the footy around or watching the local Yangebup sporting teams. The Yangebup hall also offers play groups, dancing, karate and other activities for the kids.

All in all this is an up and coming suburb, the homes are great value for money, there is a great sense of community and the location is so central considering the price. Have a drive around and you’ll realise that whether you’re a first home buyer, investor or looking for something spectacular this is somewhere you’ll love!

I grew up in Wembley and have a university education and a managerial background and bought my first house in Yangebup 7 years ago. We lived on and alleyway and one street back from the main road and I still loved the area.

The location and the close proximity to everything is a great feature including access to lots of shops and shopping centres, the local Chinese is the best in Perth and access to transport and the beach are excellent. We never locked our cars and we were never broken into.

There are lots of young people buying their first homes and having their first children. Heaps of parks and parkland along with established trees and gardens give this suburb a lovely green and lush feeling making it perfect for raising kids.

The majority of the adults in the area are responsible and respectable and any trouble we had in the area came from several youths living outside the Yangebup area. Trouble makers are in EVERY suburb including the exclusive and expensive area I grew up in.

Since the purchase of our first house, we bought the one next door too and unfortunately, had to move down south for work so we rented these houses out along with another property we have in Stirling. The tenants we have had over the years have been of a better quality than the tenants we have in had in Stirling. Stirling is another Expensive and upmarket area and we have considered selling this rental and buying more in Yangebup as we receive a premium rent in this area and the tenants respect and look after the properties.

All in all, I would suggest people give this understated and underappreciated suburb a try. Don’t listen to the negative people who still believe this suburb is a low socioeconomic area and not the up and coming area of the future. Just think of the opportunity of owning or renting a property in such close proximity to the new Marina that is being built in Coogee. (5 min drive down the road) I say Cha-Ching!!

It has alot of undesirable people living in the area. The shops are dated. There are bars on all the windows of the shops, the chemist has a sign that says, "We do not store pseudoethedrine products due to frequent breakins". The roads have lots of divets in them, which have been filled in with temporary plugs which makes it like driving thru a bush track.

There is a government school, which no-one sends their kids too, as there is a high level of lower socioecomonic people in the area. There is a high level of Homeswest (government housing). Most people with any sense send their kids to Mater Christi Primary School, which is Catholic.

There is a lake in the area, which has absolutely no facitilies. It is just bushland with one very old and dated playground. There are alot of mosquitos due to the lake.

The lawns are often dead and full of weeds, there are cars outside peoples houses like wrecking yards (on the main road of Yangebup too). There is plenty of graffiti, which attests to the fact that there are teenages roaming the streets with nothing better to do than cause trouble. Any Weekend, and you are bound to find police arresting someone for offenses.

Overall, I would never buy here. The only thing good about the area is that the beach is close.

I have lived here for 8 months, and can't wait to get out.