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Ferguson WA 6236

136 addresses · 16 streets

Forrest Electorate › Dardanup LGA › Ferguson · 165 km from Perth

Living Here

Ferguson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 233 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $2,166 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

233Population
55Median age
$2,166Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bunbury Airport, 16.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 23.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ferguson

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

Tree cover measures, Ferguson WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Ferguson
Population by age, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1420
15-1910
20-244
25-3416
35-4418
45-5438
55-6460
65-7431
75-8421
85+3
Dwelling types in Ferguson
Dwelling types, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
House83
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ferguson
Households by weekly income, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49921
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Ferguson
Top ancestries, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
English132
Australian62
Irish36
Scottish29
Ancestry NS25
Italian22
Housing tenure in Ferguson
Housing tenure, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned52
Mortgage26
Rented6
Other5
Cars per household in Ferguson
Cars per household, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
238
316
4+26
Commute to work in Ferguson
Commute to work, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car73
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Ferguson
Top countries of birth, Ferguson WA (ABS Census 2021)
England19
Netherlands6
United States5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

499 bird observations recorded near Ferguson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ferguson

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

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.