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Malaga, WA Family Guide

WA 6090 · City of Swan

Discover Malaga with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
Western Australia
Western Australia regional photograph · Samuel Wiki / CC BY 4.0

How Malaga rates for families

How we rate suburbs →

Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.

Overall rating
1.7
Poor
1.7 out of 5

Average of the 5 factors scored so far.

  • Kids' activities5.0/5

    15 kinds within 3 km

    12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0

  • School access0.0/5

    0% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school

    70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Parks & play1.9/5

    45.5% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park

    95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • GP access0.0/5

    0% of homes within 1 km of a GP

    75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Hot days1.5/5

    27.4 days a year at 35°C or hotter

    5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0

  • Not rated yet:
  • Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
  • Commute to the city (not measured yet)
  • Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
  • Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
  • Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)

Also known, not scored: Home internet — 100% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).

Data sources (8)

Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).

Schools17within 3 kmActivities29within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Martial arts8 within 5 kmTennis6 within 5 kmAthletics3 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer3 within 5 kmSwimming3 within 5 km
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Football (AFL)3 within 5 kmSoccer3 within 5 kmOther sports2 within 5 kmArts & dance2 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM2 within 5 km
Category photo credits

Photos: AroundSchools · AI-generated illustration AI-generated illustrations

Explore Malaga

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

All parks & places
Browse sports, classes & activity providers

Sports & local clubs around Malaga

Martial arts around Malaga

8 listed within 5 km of Malaga · 4 in Malaga

Ati Martial Arts

Malaga

Taekwondo

In Malaga

ATI Martial Arts Pty Ltd

Malaga

Taekwondo

In Malaga

Tiny Tots Karate Malaga

Malaga

Karate

In Malaga

All martial arts in Malaga (4) →
See all 8 within 5 km

Tennis around Malaga

6 listed within 5 km of Malaga

Trevor Baker School of Tennis

Koondoola

Tennis

2.7 km from central Malaga

Montrose Park Tennis Club

Girrawheen

Tennis

2.9 km from central Malaga

Noranda Tennis Club

Noranda

Tennis

2.9 km from central Malaga

Not finding it in Malaga? Listed in Koondoola (1 · 2.4 km), Noranda (1 · 3 km), Dianella (1 · 4.8 km)

See all 6 within 5 km

Gymnastics & cheer around Malaga

3 listed within 5 km of Malaga · 1 in Malaga

Jollettes Gymnastics

Ballajura

Gymnastics

1.8 km from central Malaga

All gymnastics & cheer in Malaga (1) →
See all 3 within 5 km

More sports

All sports listed in Malaga →

More things to do around Malaga

Arts & dance around Malaga

2 listed within 5 km of Malaga · 1 in Malaga

Filmbites

Malaga

TutoringFilmmakingDrama
Ages 7–13*

In Malaga

All arts & dance in Malaga (1) →
See all 2 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Malaga

2 listed within 5 km of Malaga · 1 in Malaga

Kumon

Ballajura

MathsEnglish

2.6 km from central Malaga

All tutoring & stem in Malaga (1) →
See all 2 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Malaga

AISchools listed here sit in Ballajura, Dianella, Noranda and Koondoola, such as Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School.

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

17 schools within 3 km of the Malaga centre, none with a Malaga address.

Parks, playgrounds & community places

AIThis section lists reserves in Ballajura, Koondoola and Noranda, including Emu Swamp Reserve.

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (1)

Libraries (1)

Sports grounds (4 of 7)

Show 2 more Sports grounds

Parks (4 of 11)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

Activities by age around Malaga

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Malaga: 29 kids' activities within 5 km and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Malaga within City of Swan

8 of the council area’s 38 activity providers · 1st of 15 suburbs by number of providers

City of Swan guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Malaga

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

Recently sold within 5 km of Malaga

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

41 Threadleaf Way (1/1)
Sold
House
41 Threadleaf Way800m

Mirrabooka, WA 6061

3
1
4
7 Abisko Court (1/1)
Sold
House
7 Abisko Court1.6km

Ballajura, WA 6066

4
1
2
20 Binstead Court (1/1)
Sold
House
20 Binstead Court1.7km

Koondoola, WA 6064

3
1
3
18 Pelican Parade (1/1)
Sold
House
18 Pelican Parade1.7km

Ballajura, WA 6066

4
2
6
9B Hollitt Place (1/1)
Sold
House
9B Hollitt Place2.1km

Noranda, WA 6062

4
2
2
14 Sanderling Grove (1/1)
Sold
House
14 Sanderling Grove2.2km

Ballajura, WA 6066

5
2
2

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Noranda

2 activity providers · 3 km

Dianella

7 activity providers · 4.8 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Malaga

    Martial arts 4, Athletics 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Swimming 1 +2

    0 schools · 0 parks

  • Ballajura1.9 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1

    6 schools · 7 parks

  • Koondoola2.4 km

    Tennis 1

    4 schools · 2 parks

  • Noranda3 km

    Martial arts 1, Tennis 1

    3 schools · 4 parks

  • Dianella4.8 km

    Martial arts 2, Soccer 2, Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1 +7

    14 schools · 11 parks

  • Beechboro6.3 km · same council

    Martial arts 1

    4 schools · 3 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Ballajura family guide · 1.9 kmKoondoola family guide · 2.4 kmNoranda family guide · 3 kmDianella family guide · 4.8 kmBeechboro family guide · 6.3 kmNollamara family guide · 5 kmMorley family guide · 5.2 kmGirrawheen family guide · 5.2 kmBalga family guide · 5.3 kmBalcatta family guide · 5.6 kmLandsdale family guide · 5.6 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 28 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

Something wrong here? Tell us and we'll correct or remove it.

For kids martial arts in Malaga, the martial arts section starts in the suburb itself with Ati Martial Arts. Taekwondo listings in Dianella, Noranda and Ballajura sit beside it for comparing styles.

Malaga also lists West Coast Gymnasts, under gymnastics and athletics, and Filmbites under arts and dance.

Tennis listings sit outside Malaga, in Koondoola and Nollamara, and the schools section draws on Ballajura, Dianella, Noranda and Koondoola.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 28 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across City of Swan

38 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Swan
Sports29Academic5Entertainment3Creative Arts2Other1

Local guides & reading

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All kids' activities listed in Malaga

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Malaga.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.