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Girrawheen WA 6064

4,403 addresses · 105 streets

Cowan Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Girrawheen · 13 km from Perth

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Living Here

Girrawheen is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 8,897 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,239 a week, with median rent near $293 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

8,897Population
36Median age
$1,239Median household income / wk
$293Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warwick, 4.1 km west · Bus interchange: Mirrabooka Bus Station, 3.7 km south-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 16.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 8.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Girrawheen

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

Tree cover measures, Girrawheen WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.9% · Labour-force participation 56.9%

Population by age in Girrawheen
Population by age, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4591
5-141,162
15-19538
20-24646
25-341,361
35-441,282
45-541,109
55-64916
65-74804
75-84398
85+98
Dwelling types in Girrawheen
Dwelling types, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,510
Townhouse733
Apartment16
Other0
Households by weekly income in Girrawheen
Households by weekly income, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650703
$650-1,4991,095
$1,500-2,999916
$3,000+261
Top ancestries in Girrawheen
Top ancestries, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,405
Other2,387
Australian2,004
Ancestry NS657
Vietnamese623
Scottish520
Housing tenure in Girrawheen
Housing tenure, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned802
Mortgage1,240
Rented1,115
Other38
Cars per household in Girrawheen
Cars per household, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
0230
11,236
21,109
3382
4+236
Commute to work in Girrawheen
Commute to work, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,784
Train49
Bus52
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle7
Home126
Top countries of birth in Girrawheen
Top countries of birth, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam562
Myanmar411
England347
Philippines231
New Zealand194
India175
Languages used at home in Girrawheen
Languages used at home, Girrawheen WA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese766
Arabic181
Macedonian139
Tagalog123
Italian67
Filipino66

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,085 bird observations recorded near Girrawheen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Girrawheen

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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