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Dwellingup WA 6213

459 addresses · 36 streets

Canning Electorate › Murray LGA › Dwellingup · 87 km from Perth

Living Here

Dwellingup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 524 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $274 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

524Population
49Median age
$1,343Median household income / wk
$274Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dwellingup, 500 m north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 79.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dwellingup

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

Tree cover measures, Dwellingup WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202079.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Dwellingup
Population by age, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1467
15-1922
20-2410
25-3452
35-4453
45-5472
55-6486
65-7483
75-8432
85+16
Dwelling types in Dwellingup
Dwelling types, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House193
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dwellingup
Households by weekly income, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65038
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99949
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Dwellingup
Top ancestries, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English217
Australian203
Scottish52
Irish51
Ancestry NS45
Other26
Housing tenure in Dwellingup
Housing tenure, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned77
Mortgage65
Rented36
Other8
Cars per household in Dwellingup
Cars per household, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
07
157
272
336
4+17
Commute to work in Dwellingup
Commute to work, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car138
Train4
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle7
Home20
Top countries of birth in Dwellingup
Top countries of birth, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England39
Italy8
New Zealand7
Scotland7
Philippines6
Papua New Guinea4
Languages used at home in Dwellingup
Languages used at home, Dwellingup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog4
Italian3
Japanese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,132 bird observations recorded near Dwellingup — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dwellingup

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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