Drysdale River WA 6740
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Durack Electorate › Wyndham-East Kimberley LGA › Drysdale River · 2124 km from Perth
Living Here
Drysdale River is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 38 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kununurra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Drysdale River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 15.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 15.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 47.7% |
Demographics
Population by age in Drysdale River
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Drysdale River
| House | 4 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Drysdale River
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Drysdale River
| Australian | 16 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| English | 10 |
| Dutch | 6 |
| German | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
Housing tenure in Drysdale River
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Commute to work in Drysdale River
| Car | 3 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Drysdale River
| England | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Drysdale River
| Australian Indigenous | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
155 bird observations recorded near Drysdale River — most often seen:
- Banded Honeyeater (12)
- Red-collared Lorikeet (12)
- Double-barred Finch (9)
- Peaceful Dove (9)
- Torresian Crow (8)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (7)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (7)
- Azure Kingfisher (6)
- Paperbark Flycatcher (6)
- Silver-backed Butcherbird (6)
- Silver-crowned Friarbird (6)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (5)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Drysdale River
- North-western Rufous Whistler (5)
- North-western Little Friarbird (4)
- Northern Magpie-lark (4)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (4)
- Australian Torresian Crow (3)
- Kimberley Northern Rosella (3)
- Nankeen Night-heron (3)
- North-western Leaden Flycatcher (3)
- North-western White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (3)
- Northern Red-backed Fairy-wren (3)
- Northern White-throated Honeyeater (3)
- Restless Flycatcher (3)
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater (3)
- Varied Lorikeet (3)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (3)
- Western Great Bowerbird (3)
- Western Pied Butcherbird (3)
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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Streets
- Doongan Road (1)