Roller shutters in Warnbro
Warnbro takes its name from Warnbro Sound, recorded by Surveyor General JS Roe in 1838. WA Police counted 237 burglaries in the suburb in 2017 and 37 in 2025.
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Warnbro burglaries are well down on 2017
Over the longer run, Warnbro's burglary count has come down sharply. WA Police recorded 237 burglaries here in 2017. By 2021 the yearly count had dropped to 83, and in 2025 it was 37, which is 55.4% lower than 2021 and 84.4% lower than 2017. The year before, 2024, had 54.
The 2025 count works out at 3.4 per 1,000 residents. Across metropolitan Perth the rate was 4.0, so Warnbro is below it. Police give one burglary total per suburb, covering homes and businesses together.
None of this is a reason to skip the basics. Roller shutters are a physical barrier on windows and doors, and when they are down they make forced entry slower and noisier.
Closing up a Warnbro home from your phone
Start with the phone. With a WiFi hub, you can open or close your shutters from wherever you happen to be, so a shutter left open on the way out of town is a quick fix. At home, one remote handles the whole house, and the timer setting runs the shutters on a daily schedule. Somfy's Chronis remote, used with hardwired motors, has a built-in timer that holds up to 6 time slots a day, every day of the week.
Two figures from the 2021 Census hint at who gets the most from this. Mining employed 7.5% of working Warnbro residents, above the Greater Perth share of 6.6%; the census does not record fly-in fly-out work, so the mining share is a proxy only. Residents aged 65 and over were 14.6%, below the Greater Perth figure of 15.8%.
Before a trip, WA Police holiday advice is to make sure every door and window is locked, including those for pets, the garage and the shed, and to set timers for lights and electronics.
Warnbro houses and their windows
Separate houses made up 95.1% of Warnbro's occupied dwellings in the 2021 Census, compared with 77.8% across Greater Perth. Townhouses were 4.6% and flats 0.2%, and home ownership was 71.6%, close to the Greater Perth figure of 70.4%.
No two houses have the same windows, so we measure every opening on site and build to those sizes in Wangara with Ozroll components. Street facing bedrooms and living rooms are a sensible first stage, with sliding doors next. Our residential roller shutters page sets out the motor and control options.
If you own a townhouse in a strata scheme, check with the strata company first. The default by-laws need its written consent for anything visible from outside your lot that is not in keeping with the rest of the building.
For patios, we also make cafe blinds and motorised outdoor blinds.
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Warnbro near the water: what salt does to metal
Warnbro has ocean frontage, and salt in sea air is hard on metal outdoors. Corrosion guides grade the risk by distance from the water. The Galvanizers Association of Australia's summary of AS 4312 puts land within 200 m of surf beaches in category C5 and land from 200 m to 1 km inland in C4, with C3 further back. For a home near the beach, ask about finishes at the measure and plan to rinse shutters and blind frames with fresh water now and then.
About 35.1% of the suburb is also designated bush fire prone on the state map in effect from 13 December 2025. Building and Energy's retrofit advice for existing homes is that windows should be protected with metal screens or bushfire shutters, and Ozroll states its roller shutters have been tested by the CSIRO against BAL-29 and BAL-40 standards.
Ennis Avenue, Safety Bay Road, Mandurah Road and the Mandurah Line all run through the area, so mention any bedroom that faces one.
Before you order: planning points for Warnbro
Warnbro is in the City of Rockingham. Under state planning law, alterations to a single house do not need development approval if three tests are met: the R-Codes apply to the work, it satisfies their deemed-to-comply provisions, and the house is not in a heritage protected place. The City's development applications page also says a single house, patio additions included, does not need development approval on residential zoned land.
A building permit is a separate question. The state building regulations do not name roller shutters or outdoor blinds in their table of permit-exempt work, so whether a permit is needed turns on the general items, such as alterations that do not affect structural soundness.
Booking a measure in Warnbro
Warnbro is about 61 km from our Wangara factory in a straight line, so measures and installs here are by arrangement. Use the quote form on this page and we will find a time. The suburbs around Warnbro have their own pages with local figures: Waikiki, Port Kennedy, Cooloongup and Safety Bay.
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Warnbro is a long way from our Wangara factory, so work there is by arrangement. Call us to check dates.
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Questions about roller shutters in Warnbro
How far have burglaries fallen in Warnbro?
WA Police recorded 237 burglaries in Warnbro in 2017, 83 in 2021 and 37 in 2025. The 2025 rate of 3.4 per 1,000 residents is below the metro rate of 4.0.
Do Warnbro homes need approval for roller shutters?
A single house is usually exempt from development approval where the R-Codes apply, the work is deemed-to-comply and the place is not heritage protected. Building permit needs are a separate check, and strata townhouses need the strata company's consent for visible changes not in keeping with the building.
How do I look after shutters near the beach in Warnbro?
Salt air is hard on outdoor metal, so ask about finishes when we measure and rinse the shutters with fresh water from time to time.
Do you service Warnbro?
Yes, by arrangement. Warnbro is about 61 km from our Wangara factory in a straight line, and we measure on site before making anything.
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