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Balingup WA 6253

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Forrest Electorate › Donnybrook-Balingup LGA › Balingup · 204 km from Perth

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Living Here

Balingup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 565 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $944 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

565Population
58Median age
$944Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Collie Airport, 51 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 48.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balingup

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

Tree cover measures, Balingup WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 48%

Population by age in Balingup
Population by age, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1448
15-1927
20-249
25-3438
35-4449
45-5467
55-64107
65-74138
75-8450
85+16
Dwelling types in Balingup
Dwelling types, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House244
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other9
Households by weekly income in Balingup
Households by weekly income, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65081
$650-1,49983
$1,500-2,99947
$3,000+25
Top ancestries in Balingup
Top ancestries, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English292
Australian195
Irish60
Scottish57
Other46
Ancestry NS30
Housing tenure in Balingup
Housing tenure, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned134
Mortgage71
Rented28
Other14
Cars per household in Balingup
Cars per household, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
05
198
290
343
4+19
Commute to work in Balingup
Commute to work, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car115
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle0
Home47
Top countries of birth in Balingup
Top countries of birth, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England73
New Zealand18
Netherlands7
France6
Scotland5
United States5
Languages used at home in Balingup
Languages used at home, Balingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,031 bird observations recorded near Balingup — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balingup

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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