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Dongara WA 6525

1,230 addresses · 58 streets

Durack Electorate › Irwin LGA › Dongara · 314 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dongara is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,393 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,092 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,393Population
51Median age
$1,092Median household income / wk
$268Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Dongara Airport, 5.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 20.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dongara

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

Tree cover measures, Dongara WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 49.8%

Population by age in Dongara
Population by age, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-462
5-14161
15-1968
20-2443
25-34111
35-44142
45-54170
55-64251
65-74239
75-84125
85+24
Dwelling types in Dongara
Dwelling types, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
House482
Townhouse25
Apartment26
Other9
Households by weekly income in Dongara
Households by weekly income, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650129
$650-1,499152
$1,500-2,999128
$3,000+62
Top ancestries in Dongara
Top ancestries, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian664
English621
Scottish118
Irish113
Ancestry NS89
Aboriginal70
Housing tenure in Dongara
Housing tenure, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned244
Mortgage151
Rented129
Other13
Cars per household in Dongara
Cars per household, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
021
1204
2199
369
4+37
Commute to work in Dongara
Commute to work, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car358
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle9
Home33
Top countries of birth in Dongara
Top countries of birth, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
England83
New Zealand44
South Africa10
Indonesia6
Scotland6
Zimbabwe6
Languages used at home in Dongara
Languages used at home, Dongara WA (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Thai6
French4
Arabic3
Tamil3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,906 bird observations recorded near Dongara — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dongara

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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