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Denham WA 6537

902 addresses · 36 streets

Durack Electorate › Shark Bay LGA › Denham · 707 km from Perth

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Living Here

Denham is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 849 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,021 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 39% 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.

849Population
48Median age
$1,021Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Shark Bay Airport, 5.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 0.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Denham

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

Tree cover measures, Denham WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 53.5%

Population by age in Denham
Population by age, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-1471
15-1919
20-2442
25-34127
35-4493
45-54101
55-64140
65-74135
75-8465
85+8
Dwelling types in Denham
Dwelling types, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
House226
Townhouse20
Apartment9
Other65
Households by weekly income in Denham
Households by weekly income, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65074
$650-1,499104
$1,500-2,99973
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Denham
Top ancestries, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
English307
Australian298
Ancestry NS142
Aboriginal73
Irish68
Other59
Housing tenure in Denham
Housing tenure, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned123
Mortgage47
Rented122
Other17
Cars per household in Denham
Cars per household, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
025
1131
298
330
4+28
Commute to work in Denham
Commute to work, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car185
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked95
Bicycle14
Home26
Top countries of birth in Denham
Top countries of birth, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
England58
New Zealand17
Germany7
Netherlands6
South Africa6
France5
Languages used at home in Denham
Languages used at home, Denham WA (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish29
French6
Italian6
Mandarin3
German3
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,349 bird observations recorded near Denham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Denham

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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