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Balga WA 6061

7,929 addresses · 152 streets

Cowan Electorate › Stirling LGA › Balga · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

Balga is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 13,864 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,299 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 49% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

13,864Population
32Median age
$1,299Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warwick, 4.3 km west · Bus interchange: Mirrabooka Bus Station, 2.4 km south-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 15.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 8.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balga

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

Tree cover measures, Balga WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 61%

Population by age in Balga
Population by age, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,197
5-141,726
15-19577
20-241,029
25-342,990
35-442,207
45-541,444
55-641,125
65-74908
75-84522
85+129
Dwelling types in Balga
Dwelling types, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
House3,583
Townhouse1,548
Apartment173
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balga
Households by weekly income, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,048
$650-1,4991,822
$1,500-2,9991,550
$3,000+460
Top ancestries in Balga
Top ancestries, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other4,678
English2,852
Australian2,494
Ancestry NS1,395
Indian707
Irish647
Housing tenure in Balga
Housing tenure, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned805
Mortgage1,776
Rented2,549
Other56
Cars per household in Balga
Cars per household, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
0408
12,321
21,816
3449
4+179
Commute to work in Balga
Commute to work, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,584
Train64
Bus200
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle11
Home230
Top countries of birth in Balga
Top countries of birth, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
India840
Vietnam469
England386
Myanmar340
New Zealand317
Philippines257
Languages used at home in Balga
Languages used at home, Balga WA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese613
Punjabi519
Arabic320
Mandarin216
Macedonian213
Urdu205

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,694 bird observations recorded near Balga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balga

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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