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Jurien Bay WA 6516

2,668 addresses · 144 streets

Durack Electorate › Dandaragan LGA › Jurien Bay · 199 km from Perth

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Living Here

Jurien Bay is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,985 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,985Population
52Median age
$1,187Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gingin - Dandaragan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Jurien Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Jurien Bay Airport, 1.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Jurien Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Jurien Bay WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 53.8%

Population by age in Jurien Bay
Population by age, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-484
5-14191
15-1969
20-2461
25-34183
35-44216
45-54259
55-64345
65-74387
75-84148
85+36
Dwelling types in Jurien Bay
Dwelling types, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
House711
Townhouse25
Apartment4
Other30
Households by weekly income in Jurien Bay
Households by weekly income, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650178
$650-1,499227
$1,500-2,999171
$3,000+99
Top ancestries in Jurien Bay
Top ancestries, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian874
English864
Scottish212
Ancestry NS177
Irish175
Other99
Housing tenure in Jurien Bay
Housing tenure, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned350
Mortgage204
Rented192
Other24
Cars per household in Jurien Bay
Cars per household, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
014
1260
2301
3132
4+54
Commute to work in Jurien Bay
Commute to work, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car537
Train3
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle13
Home66
Top countries of birth in Jurien Bay
Top countries of birth, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
England104
New Zealand46
Scotland18
Philippines13
Indonesia10
Germany9
Languages used at home in Jurien Bay
Languages used at home, Jurien Bay WA (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese10
Indonesian7
Polish5
Filipino5
Japanese4
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,063 bird observations recorded near Jurien Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Jurien Bay

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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