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Eglinton WA 6034

5,154 addresses · 235 streets

Pearce Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Eglinton · 44 km from Perth

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Living Here

Eglinton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,705 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $2,024 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,705Population
29Median age
$2,024Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Eglinton, 850 m north-east · Bus interchange: Eglinton Bus Station, 800 m north-east · Airport: Rottnest Island Airport, 47.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 15.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Eglinton

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

Tree cover measures, Eglinton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202157.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 74.6%

Population by age in Eglinton
Population by age, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4459
5-14584
15-19177
20-24252
25-34867
35-44575
45-54386
55-64217
65-74137
75-8446
85+0
Dwelling types in Eglinton
Dwelling types, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,225
Townhouse9
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Eglinton
Households by weekly income, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65096
$650-1,499253
$1,500-2,999530
$3,000+212
Top ancestries in Eglinton
Top ancestries, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,756
Australian1,011
Other487
Scottish390
Irish336
Ancestry NS233
Housing tenure in Eglinton
Housing tenure, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned90
Mortgage871
Rented264
Other3
Cars per household in Eglinton
Cars per household, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
09
1444
2604
3117
4+53
Commute to work in Eglinton
Commute to work, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,276
Train46
Bus35
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home105
Top countries of birth in Eglinton
Top countries of birth, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
England553
New Zealand207
South Africa180
Scotland98
Zimbabwe62
Philippines41
Languages used at home in Eglinton
Languages used at home, Eglinton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans79
Portuguese32
Tagalog22
Spanish19
Italian16
Filipino15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,423 bird observations recorded near Eglinton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Eglinton

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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