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Clarkson WA 6030

7,015 addresses · 291 streets

Pearce Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Clarkson · 32 km from Perth

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Living Here

Clarkson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 13,904 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,761 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% 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.

13,904Population
34Median age
$1,761Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Clarkson, 1.2 km east · Airport: Perth Airport, 36.3 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: 6.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Clarkson

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

Tree cover measures, Clarkson WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 69.9%

Population by age in Clarkson
Population by age, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,068
5-141,913
15-19795
20-24974
25-342,462
35-442,172
45-541,774
55-641,468
65-74841
75-84360
85+71
Dwelling types in Clarkson
Dwelling types, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
House4,500
Townhouse494
Apartment44
Other0
Households by weekly income in Clarkson
Households by weekly income, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650608
$650-1,4991,299
$1,500-2,9991,788
$3,000+873
Top ancestries in Clarkson
Top ancestries, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
English5,539
Australian3,576
Other2,257
Irish1,279
Scottish1,279
Ancestry NS823
Housing tenure in Clarkson
Housing tenure, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned789
Mortgage2,608
Rented1,542
Other42
Cars per household in Clarkson
Cars per household, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0208
11,898
22,025
3625
4+230
Commute to work in Clarkson
Commute to work, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,658
Train381
Bus81
Tram/ferry0
Walked67
Bicycle15
Home430
Top countries of birth in Clarkson
Top countries of birth, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
England1,660
New Zealand598
South Africa507
India272
Scotland264
Philippines257
Languages used at home in Clarkson
Languages used at home, Clarkson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans222
Punjabi195
Mandarin181
Tagalog116
Arabic115
Filipino108

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,334 bird observations recorded near Clarkson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Clarkson

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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