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Calista WA 6167

1,098 addresses · 39 streets

Brand Electorate › Kwinana LGA › Calista · 33 km from Perth

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Living Here

Calista is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,975 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $953 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,975Population
48Median age
$953Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wellard, 2.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Kwinana Bus Station, 500 m east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 18.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 29.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Calista

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

Tree cover measures, Calista WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.7% · Labour-force participation 45.5%

Population by age in Calista
Population by age, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-493
5-14201
15-1987
20-2481
25-34224
35-44210
45-54257
55-64202
65-74201
75-84263
85+165
Dwelling types in Calista
Dwelling types, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
House572
Townhouse220
Apartment33
Other0
Households by weekly income in Calista
Households by weekly income, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650262
$650-1,499264
$1,500-2,999189
$3,000+57
Top ancestries in Calista
Top ancestries, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
English978
Australian676
Scottish203
Other155
Irish153
Ancestry NS110
Housing tenure in Calista
Housing tenure, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned220
Mortgage246
Rented308
Other41
Cars per household in Calista
Cars per household, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
094
1401
2209
374
4+38
Commute to work in Calista
Commute to work, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car471
Train16
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle5
Home30
Top countries of birth in Calista
Top countries of birth, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
England300
Philippines55
New Zealand53
Scotland40
Thailand18
India17
Languages used at home in Calista
Languages used at home, Calista WA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino20
Tagalog18
German16
Indonesian11
Spanish10
Thai10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,590 bird observations recorded near Calista — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Calista

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.