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Hamersley WA 6022

2,301 addresses · 86 streets

Cowan Electorate › Stirling LGA › Hamersley · 12 km from Perth

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Living Here

Hamersley is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,209 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,856 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,209Population
39Median age
$1,856Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warwick, 1.6 km west · Bus interchange: Mirrabooka Bus Station, 5 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Rottnest Ferry, 7.5 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 17.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hamersley

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

Tree cover measures, Hamersley WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Hamersley
Population by age, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4372
5-14655
15-19260
20-24236
25-34673
35-44752
45-54646
55-64518
65-74665
75-84357
85+70
Dwelling types in Hamersley
Dwelling types, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,792
Townhouse181
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hamersley
Households by weekly income, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650236
$650-1,499498
$1,500-2,999609
$3,000+454
Top ancestries in Hamersley
Top ancestries, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,085
Australian1,816
Other625
Irish619
Scottish476
Italian374
Housing tenure in Hamersley
Housing tenure, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned790
Mortgage846
Rented316
Other13
Cars per household in Hamersley
Cars per household, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
066
1586
2896
3262
4+155
Commute to work in Hamersley
Commute to work, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,738
Train83
Bus26
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle10
Home224
Top countries of birth in Hamersley
Top countries of birth, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
England352
New Zealand165
Ireland76
India67
South Africa61
Vietnam50
Languages used at home in Hamersley
Languages used at home, Hamersley WA (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian66
Italian64
Cantonese56
Vietnamese54
Mandarin44
Arabic29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53,117 bird observations recorded near Hamersley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hamersley

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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