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Butler WA 6036

5,767 addresses · 251 streets

Pearce Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Butler · 38 km from Perth

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Living Here

Butler is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 13,473 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,710 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

13,473Population
32Median age
$1,710Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Butler, 800 m north-west · Bus interchange: Eglinton Bus Station, 7.2 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 41.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 2.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Butler

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

Tree cover measures, Butler WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 69.5%

Population by age in Butler
Population by age, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4996
5-142,206
15-191,069
20-241,020
25-341,909
35-441,984
45-541,991
55-641,128
65-74755
75-84338
85+72
Dwelling types in Butler
Dwelling types, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
House4,469
Townhouse140
Apartment42
Other0
Households by weekly income in Butler
Households by weekly income, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650620
$650-1,4991,212
$1,500-2,9991,530
$3,000+780
Top ancestries in Butler
Top ancestries, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
English6,258
Australian3,562
Other1,788
Scottish1,294
Irish1,213
Ancestry NS707
Housing tenure in Butler
Housing tenure, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned581
Mortgage2,382
Rented1,607
Other36
Cars per household in Butler
Cars per household, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
0217
11,831
21,766
3560
4+229
Commute to work in Butler
Commute to work, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,285
Train362
Bus83
Tram/ferry0
Walked76
Bicycle7
Home373
Top countries of birth in Butler
Top countries of birth, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
England2,269
New Zealand737
South Africa541
Scotland260
Philippines230
India168
Languages used at home in Butler
Languages used at home, Butler WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans295
Arabic128
Tagalog103
Spanish75
Punjabi73
Filipino73

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,885 bird observations recorded near Butler — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Butler

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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