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Dawesville WA 6211

5,061 addresses · 205 streets

Canning Electorate › Mandurah LGA › Dawesville · 78 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dawesville is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 7,143 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,469 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,143Population
43Median age
$1,469Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 32.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dawesville

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

Tree cover measures, Dawesville WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 54.4%

Population by age in Dawesville
Population by age, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4388
5-141,058
15-19432
20-24280
25-34692
35-44859
45-54910
55-64878
65-741,096
75-84500
85+63
Dwelling types in Dawesville
Dwelling types, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,396
Townhouse54
Apartment45
Other57
Households by weekly income in Dawesville
Households by weekly income, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650419
$650-1,499707
$1,500-2,999612
$3,000+474
Top ancestries in Dawesville
Top ancestries, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,683
Australian2,618
Scottish767
Irish723
Other405
Ancestry NS381
Housing tenure in Dawesville
Housing tenure, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned969
Mortgage1,151
Rented381
Other25
Cars per household in Dawesville
Cars per household, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
042
1798
21,128
3372
4+180
Commute to work in Dawesville
Commute to work, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,808
Train23
Bus89
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle0
Home220
Top countries of birth in Dawesville
Top countries of birth, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
England909
New Zealand228
South Africa128
Scotland89
Philippines34
India33
Languages used at home in Dawesville
Languages used at home, Dawesville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans65
Indonesian21
German18
Spanish18
Thai16
Italian15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,724 bird observations recorded near Dawesville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dawesville

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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