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Howatharra WA 6532

86 addresses · 13 streets

Durack Electorate › Chapman Valley LGA › Howatharra · 397 km from Perth

Living Here

Howatharra is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 112 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,656 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

112Population
50Median age
$1,656Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Howatharra itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 1.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Howatharra

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

Tree cover measures, Howatharra WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Howatharra
Population by age, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1411
15-193
20-240
25-345
35-4413
45-5425
55-6417
65-7417
75-845
85+0
Dwelling types in Howatharra
Dwelling types, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
House46
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Howatharra
Households by weekly income, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Howatharra
Top ancestries, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian47
English46
Ancestry NS11
German10
Irish9
Scottish9
Housing tenure in Howatharra
Housing tenure, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage20
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Howatharra
Cars per household, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
224
38
4+9
Commute to work in Howatharra
Commute to work, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car37
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Howatharra
Top countries of birth, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
England9
United States5
Germany3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Howatharra
Languages used at home, Howatharra WA (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

222 bird observations recorded near Howatharra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Howatharra

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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