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Cape Burney WA 6532

336 addresses · 18 streets

Durack Electorate › Greater Geraldton LGA › Cape Burney · 363 km from Perth

Living Here

Cape Burney is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 538 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,380 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

538Population
51Median age
$1,380Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geraldton - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Burney itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Geraldton Airport, 8.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Burney

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

Tree cover measures, Cape Burney WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 58.2%

Population by age in Cape Burney
Population by age, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1457
15-1929
20-2413
25-3460
35-4448
45-5477
55-64107
65-7499
75-8423
85+9
Dwelling types in Cape Burney
Dwelling types, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
House187
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other28
Households by weekly income in Cape Burney
Households by weekly income, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65048
$650-1,49964
$1,500-2,99961
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in Cape Burney
Top ancestries, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
English238
Australian184
Scottish77
Irish56
Other35
Ancestry NS32
Housing tenure in Cape Burney
Housing tenure, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned106
Mortgage80
Rented51
Other6
Cars per household in Cape Burney
Cars per household, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
06
1103
291
331
4+15
Commute to work in Cape Burney
Commute to work, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car189
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Cape Burney
Top countries of birth, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
England37
South Africa13
New Zealand11
Scotland8
Germany6
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Cape Burney
Languages used at home, Cape Burney WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans10
Indonesian5
Persian4
French3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,113 bird observations recorded near Cape Burney — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Burney

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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