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Dampier WA 6713

626 addresses · 56 streets

Durack Electorate › Karratha LGA › Dampier · 1258 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dampier is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,282 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $3,664 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,282Population
35Median age
$3,664Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Karratha Airport, 8.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 76.3%

Population by age in Dampier
Population by age, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4101
5-14250
15-1964
20-2441
25-34163
35-44235
45-54223
55-64156
65-7435
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Dampier
Dwelling types, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
House328
Townhouse15
Apartment25
Other3
Households by weekly income in Dampier
Households by weekly income, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49923
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+215
Top ancestries in Dampier
Top ancestries, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian581
English480
Ancestry NS135
Irish128
Scottish101
Other90
Housing tenure in Dampier
Housing tenure, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned68
Mortgage161
Rented143
Other7
Cars per household in Dampier
Cars per household, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
07
172
2175
373
4+48
Commute to work in Dampier
Commute to work, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car512
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle4
Home26
Top countries of birth in Dampier
Top countries of birth, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
England44
New Zealand43
South Africa13
Philippines9
Ireland7
Italy7
Languages used at home in Dampier
Languages used at home, Dampier WA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino9
Mandarin6
Australian Indigenous5
Korean5
French4
Tagalog4

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