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Balcatta WA 6021

7,911 addresses · 153 streets

Cowan Electorate › Stirling LGA › Balcatta · 9 km from Perth

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Living Here

Balcatta is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 10,813 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,537 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,813Population
39Median age
$1,537Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Stirling, 2.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Mirrabooka Bus Station, 3.4 km east · Airport: Perth Airport, 15.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balcatta

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

Tree cover measures, Balcatta WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 62.6%

Population by age in Balcatta
Population by age, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4638
5-141,041
15-19462
20-24558
25-341,805
35-441,707
45-541,282
55-641,095
65-74975
75-84813
85+436
Dwelling types in Balcatta
Dwelling types, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,436
Townhouse2,136
Apartment21
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balcatta
Households by weekly income, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650920
$650-1,4991,165
$1,500-2,9991,384
$3,000+781
Top ancestries in Balcatta
Top ancestries, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,561
Australian2,233
Italian2,209
Other1,620
Irish790
Macedonian621
Housing tenure in Balcatta
Housing tenure, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,461
Mortgage1,539
Rented1,438
Other98
Cars per household in Balcatta
Cars per household, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
0343
11,951
21,602
3421
4+210
Commute to work in Balcatta
Commute to work, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,910
Train76
Bus132
Tram/ferry0
Walked48
Bicycle30
Home341
Top countries of birth in Balcatta
Top countries of birth, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italy565
India406
England345
North Macedonia214
New Zealand167
Greece142
Languages used at home in Balcatta
Languages used at home, Balcatta WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian823
Macedonian436
Gujarati219
Vietnamese158
Mandarin157
Greek135

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,631 bird observations recorded near Balcatta — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balcatta

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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