Courtenay WA 6288
34 addresses · 8 streets
Forrest Electorate › Augusta Margaret River LGA › Courtenay · 254 km from Perth
Living Here
Courtenay is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 55 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 33% of households own their home and 67% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Augusta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Courtenay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 41.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 41.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 50.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 66%
Population by age in Courtenay
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Courtenay
| House | 20 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Top ancestries in Courtenay
| English | 26 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 20 |
| Ancestry NS | 6 |
| German | 3 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Russian | 3 |
Housing tenure in Courtenay
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Courtenay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Courtenay
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Courtenay
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
148 bird observations recorded near Courtenay — most often seen:
- Emu (14)
- Australian Raven (10)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (10)
- Swamp Harrier (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (8)
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (7)
- Grey Butcherbird (6)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (6)
- Australian Ringneck (5)
- Black Swan (5)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (5)
- Straw-necked Ibis (5)
- Australian Magpie (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Courtenay
- Little Black Cormorant (4)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4)
- Magpie-lark (4)
- Nankeen Kestrel (4)
- Short-billed Black-cockatoo (4)
- South-western Australian Magpie (4)
- Western Rosella (4)
- Willie Wagtail (4)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (3)
- South-western Grey Fantail (3)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (3)
- Welcome Swallow (3)
- Australian Shelduck (2)
- Brown Falcon (2)
- Brush Bronzewing (2)
- Dusky Woodswallow (2)
- Fairy Martin (2)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Courtenay:
- Nillup (5 km)
- Alexandra Bridge (5.9 km)
- Warner Glen (7.4 km)
- Scott River (8 km)
- Molloy Island (10.2 km)
- Karridale (13.3 km)
- Kudardup (13.8 km)
- Schroeder (14.8 km)
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Streets
- Beck Road (2)
- Brockman Highway (8)
- Courtney Road (8)
- Dennis Road (2)
- Payne Road (2)
- Scott River Road (5)
- Sunshine Avenue (6)
- Wall Road (1)