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Atwell WA 6164

3,452 addresses · 144 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Cockburn LGA › Atwell · 21 km from Perth

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Living Here

Atwell is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 9,287 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,404 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,287Population
35Median age
$2,404Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Banjup statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Atwell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Aubin Grove, 1.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 8.8 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 5.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Atwell

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Atwell WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 76.7%

Population by age in Atwell
Population by age, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4540
5-141,502
15-19808
20-24653
25-341,056
35-441,471
45-541,630
55-64904
65-74474
75-84207
85+42
Dwelling types in Atwell
Dwelling types, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,846
Townhouse43
Apartment124
Other0
Households by weekly income in Atwell
Households by weekly income, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650198
$650-1,499566
$1,500-2,999940
$3,000+1,012
Top ancestries in Atwell
Top ancestries, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,585
Australian3,147
Other1,149
Scottish907
Chinese800
Irish707
Housing tenure in Atwell
Housing tenure, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned660
Mortgage1,630
Rented690
Other19
Cars per household in Atwell
Cars per household, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
061
1805
21,324
3516
4+286
Commute to work in Atwell
Commute to work, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,617
Train225
Bus50
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle9
Home355
Top countries of birth in Atwell
Top countries of birth, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
England629
New Zealand263
China242
Malaysia179
South Africa175
India164
Languages used at home in Atwell
Languages used at home, Atwell WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin458
Cantonese106
Korean106
Indonesian69
Persian68
Spanish58

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,210 bird observations recorded near Atwell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Atwell

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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