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Dampier Peninsula WA 6725

110 addresses · 13 streets

Durack Electorate › Broome LGA › Dampier Peninsula · 1802 km from Perth

Living Here

Dampier Peninsula is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,051 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,078 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 5% of households own their home and 83% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,051Population
30Median age
$1,078Median household income / wk
$120Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Beagle Bay Airport, 5.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 29% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dampier Peninsula

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

Tree cover measures, Dampier Peninsula WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 23.3% · Labour-force participation 47.5%

Population by age in Dampier Peninsula
Population by age, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-487
5-14215
15-1972
20-2469
25-34184
35-44147
45-54111
55-6495
65-7438
75-8420
85+7
Dwelling types in Dampier Peninsula
Dwelling types, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
House267
Townhouse9
Apartment0
Other14
Households by weekly income in Dampier Peninsula
Households by weekly income, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65076
$650-1,49997
$1,500-2,99951
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Dampier Peninsula
Top ancestries, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal797
Ancestry NS105
Australian95
Other74
English64
Irish20
Housing tenure in Dampier Peninsula
Housing tenure, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned14
Mortgage0
Rented237
Other34
Cars per household in Dampier Peninsula
Cars per household, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
073
1138
254
319
4+0
Commute to work in Dampier Peninsula
Commute to work, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car111
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked111
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Dampier Peninsula
Top countries of birth, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand9
England5
France4
Philippines4
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Dampier Peninsula
Languages used at home, Dampier Peninsula WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous234
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

285 bird observations recorded near Dampier Peninsula — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dampier Peninsula

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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