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Darkan WA 6392

472 addresses · 54 streets

O'Connor Electorate › West Arthur LGA › Darkan · 175 km from Perth

Living Here

Darkan is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 371 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,321 a week, with median rent near $151 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

371Population
49Median age
$1,321Median household income / wk
$151Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Collie Airport, 50.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 14.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Darkan

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

Tree cover measures, Darkan WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Darkan
Population by age, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1447
15-1915
20-2417
25-3427
35-4448
45-5451
55-6463
65-7448
75-8426
85+12
Dwelling types in Darkan
Dwelling types, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
House133
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Darkan
Households by weekly income, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49953
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Darkan
Top ancestries, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
English163
Australian140
Ancestry NS64
Scottish36
Irish31
German20
Housing tenure in Darkan
Housing tenure, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned75
Mortgage29
Rented29
Other16
Cars per household in Darkan
Cars per household, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
03
141
258
322
4+25
Commute to work in Darkan
Commute to work, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car108
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home40
Top countries of birth in Darkan
Top countries of birth, Darkan WA (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand17
Germany3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

136 bird observations recorded near Darkan — most often seen:

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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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