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Cervantes WA 6511

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Durack Electorate › Dandaragan LGA › Cervantes · 178 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cervantes is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 480 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,044 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% 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.

480Population
55Median age
$1,044Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Jurien Bay Airport, 22.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cervantes

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

Tree cover measures, Cervantes WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 49.5%

Population by age in Cervantes
Population by age, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-424
5-1436
15-1912
20-249
25-3455
35-4436
45-5449
55-6492
65-7492
75-8453
85+16
Dwelling types in Cervantes
Dwelling types, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
House179
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other6
Households by weekly income in Cervantes
Households by weekly income, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65054
$650-1,49961
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Cervantes
Top ancestries, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
English211
Australian195
Scottish49
Irish37
Ancestry NS30
Other22
Housing tenure in Cervantes
Housing tenure, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned107
Mortgage41
Rented31
Other0
Cars per household in Cervantes
Cars per household, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
03
157
289
332
4+12
Commute to work in Cervantes
Commute to work, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car129
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Cervantes
Top countries of birth, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
England31
New Zealand14
Scotland10
Taiwan5
Egypt3
Nepal3
Languages used at home in Cervantes
Languages used at home, Cervantes WA (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic5
Mandarin5
Nepali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,448 bird observations recorded near Cervantes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cervantes

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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