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Kardinya WA 6163

4,705 addresses · 165 streets

Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Kardinya · 13 km from Perth

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Living Here

Kardinya is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 9,137 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,927 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,137Population
42Median age
$1,927Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murdoch, 3.3 km east · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 3.3 km east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 6.2 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 6.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kardinya

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

Tree cover measures, Kardinya WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Kardinya
Population by age, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4441
5-14832
15-19507
20-24684
25-341,252
35-441,103
45-541,089
55-641,369
65-741,091
75-84582
85+190
Dwelling types in Kardinya
Dwelling types, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,978
Townhouse352
Apartment121
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kardinya
Households by weekly income, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650479
$650-1,499826
$1,500-2,999967
$3,000+932
Top ancestries in Kardinya
Top ancestries, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,945
Australian2,344
Other1,315
Chinese1,091
Italian939
Scottish796
Housing tenure in Kardinya
Housing tenure, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,493
Mortgage1,181
Rented708
Other43
Cars per household in Kardinya
Cars per household, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
0126
11,058
21,441
3519
4+284
Commute to work in Kardinya
Commute to work, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,349
Train105
Bus83
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle26
Home360
Top countries of birth in Kardinya
Top countries of birth, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
England472
Malaysia252
India209
Indonesia196
China195
Italy179
Languages used at home in Kardinya
Languages used at home, Kardinya WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin389
Italian284
Cantonese197
Indonesian183
Persian84
Croatian73

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

141,906 bird observations recorded near Kardinya — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kardinya

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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