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Irwin WA 6525

37 addresses · 11 streets

Durack Electorate › Irwin LGA › Irwin · 313 km from Perth

Living Here

Irwin is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 72 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

72Population
55Median age
$1,312Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Dongara Airport, 16.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 11.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Irwin

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

Tree cover measures, Irwin WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.8% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Irwin
Population by age, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1411
15-195
20-243
25-340
35-443
45-5415
55-6412
65-7420
75-847
85+0
Dwelling types in Irwin
Dwelling types, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
House25
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Irwin
Households by weekly income, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Irwin
Top ancestries, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
English40
Australian26
Irish17
Ancestry NS9
Scottish8
Welsh7
Housing tenure in Irwin
Housing tenure, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage10
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Irwin
Cars per household, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
215
30
4+3
Commute to work in Irwin
Commute to work, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car18
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Irwin
Top countries of birth, Irwin WA (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

68 bird observations recorded near Irwin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Irwin

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