Halls Head

Lifestyle & dining

Life in Halls Head revolves around the coastline. Blue Bay and the main Halls Head foreshore are popular for swimming, surfing and sunset walks, while the canal estates around Erskine give plenty of residents direct water frontage for boats and kayaks. Cafes and casual eateries dot the local shopping strips, and the short drive into Mandurah's foreshore and marina precinct opens up a wider choice of restaurants, bars and waterfront dining for those wanting a bigger night out.

Shopping

Halls Head has its own local shopping centre covering everyday needs, supplemented by the larger retail offering in nearby Mandurah, including Mandurah Forum, one of the region's major shopping destinations. Neighbouring Dudley Park and Silver Sands also add convenient options for groceries, specialty stores and services without residents needing to leave the peninsula for long.

Getting around

Halls Head is well connected to Mandurah's town centre and the Kwinana Freeway, making the run up to Perth manageable for commuters, while Mandurah's train station on the Perth-Mandurah rail line offers a car-free option into the city. Locally, roads link easily to Meadow Springs and the broader Mandurah area, and the peninsula's layout means many trips to the beach, shops or school are short, direct drives.

Schools & families

Families are well served locally, with Halls Head Primary School, South Halls Head Primary School and Glencoe Primary School all in the suburb, plus the Frederick Irwin Anglican School's Halls Head Campus for independent schooling. Older students can continue at Halls Head College, meaning many families can move through the entire schooling journey without leaving the area.

Parks & recreation

Beyond the beaches, Halls Head offers plenty of green space, foreshore reserves and walking paths that take in views across to Mandurah and the estuary. The canal network is a drawcard for boating and fishing enthusiasts, while nearby Meadow Springs and Dudley Park add further parks and sporting facilities to the mix, rounding out an outdoors-focused lifestyle.

The property market

Halls Head's property market has been on a strong run, with house prices up 17.6% recently to a median of $918,000, while units and apartments sit at a median of $735,000. Median weekly rent of $680 reflects solid demand from both owner-occupiers and tenants drawn to the coastal lifestyle.

Current listings are dominated by houses, which make up 86% of stock, with apartments and units at 8% and land at 6% - a mix that points to Halls Head's character as a low-rise, house-and-canal-block suburb rather than a high-density one. That scarcity of unit and land stock, combined with the suburb's lifestyle appeal, has helped underpin the recent price growth.