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Dowerin WA 6461

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Durack Electorate › Dowerin LGA › Dowerin · 140 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dowerin is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 436 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,103 a week, with median rent near $170 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% 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.

436Population
46Median age
$1,103Median household income / wk
$170Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 0.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dowerin

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

Tree cover measures, Dowerin WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 53%

Population by age in Dowerin
Population by age, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1462
15-1917
20-2429
25-3426
35-4458
45-5456
55-6440
65-7490
75-8441
85+10
Dwelling types in Dowerin
Dwelling types, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
House174
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Dowerin
Households by weekly income, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49964
$1,500-2,99948
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Dowerin
Top ancestries, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian226
English201
Scottish47
Irish33
Ancestry NS33
Aboriginal24
Housing tenure in Dowerin
Housing tenure, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned80
Mortgage47
Rented41
Other5
Cars per household in Dowerin
Cars per household, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
04
167
269
328
4+9
Commute to work in Dowerin
Commute to work, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car105
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Dowerin
Top countries of birth, Dowerin WA (ABS Census 2021)
England19
South Africa5
Netherlands4
Philippines4
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,903 bird observations recorded near Dowerin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dowerin

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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