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Katanning WA 6317

2,442 addresses · 125 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Katanning LGA › Katanning · 250 km from Perth

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Living Here

Katanning is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,637 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,308 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,637Population
38Median age
$1,308Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Katanning, 300 m south · Airport: Katanning Airport, 9.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 9.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Katanning

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

Tree cover measures, Katanning WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Katanning
Population by age, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4245
5-14454
15-19234
20-24229
25-34485
35-44428
45-54426
55-64454
65-74375
75-84219
85+92
Dwelling types in Katanning
Dwelling types, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,178
Townhouse126
Apartment5
Other5
Households by weekly income in Katanning
Households by weekly income, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650239
$650-1,499423
$1,500-2,999384
$3,000+127
Top ancestries in Katanning
Top ancestries, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,168
English1,144
Other715
Ancestry NS395
Aboriginal308
Scottish206
Housing tenure in Katanning
Housing tenure, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned415
Mortgage405
Rented424
Other32
Cars per household in Katanning
Cars per household, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
0104
1450
2457
3169
4+107
Commute to work in Katanning
Commute to work, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,236
Train0
Bus66
Tram/ferry0
Walked64
Bicycle3
Home46
Top countries of birth in Katanning
Top countries of birth, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
Myanmar134
New Zealand129
England108
Thailand74
South Africa42
Philippines37
Languages used at home in Katanning
Languages used at home, Katanning WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans40
Mandarin30
Italian22
Filipino19
Indonesian13
Malayalam11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,273 bird observations recorded near Katanning — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Katanning

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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