Kirup WA 6251
205 addresses · 16 streets
Forrest Electorate › Donnybrook-Balingup LGA › Kirup · 196 km from Perth
Living Here
Kirup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 156 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,093 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Donnybrook - Balingup statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kirup itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
2 parks
1 Catholic church
1 post office
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Bunbury Airport, 42.4 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 89.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 89.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 62.9%
Population by age in Kirup
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Kirup
| House | 51 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Kirup
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Kirup
| English | 69 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 63 |
| Italian | 31 |
| Scottish | 20 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
Housing tenure in Kirup
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Kirup
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Kirup
| Car | 51 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Kirup
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 5 |
Languages used at home in Kirup
| Italian | 6 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
285 bird observations recorded near Kirup — most often seen:
- Forest Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (29)
- Australian Wood Duck (17)
- Australian Magpie (12)
- Willie Wagtail (12)
- Australian White Ibis (11)
- Pacific Black Duck (11)
- Red-capped Parrot (11)
- Australian Ringneck (10)
- Little Pied Cormorant (10)
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (10)
- Eurasian Coot (9)
- Grey Teal (9)
- Tree Martin (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kirup
- White-faced Heron (9)
- Australasian Grebe (8)
- Australian Shelduck (8)
- Black Swan (8)
- Red Wattlebird (8)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (8)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (8)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (7)
- Australian Pelican (7)
- Emu (7)
- Musk Duck (7)
- Short-billed Black-cockatoo (7)
- Straw-necked Ibis (7)
- Welcome Swallow (7)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (7)
- Grey Fantail (6)
- Magpie-lark (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kirup:
- Newlands (5.1 km)
- Mullalyup (6.2 km)
- Brazier (6.5 km)
- Upper Capel (10.3 km)
- Brookhampton (11.3 km)
- Balingup (11.7 km)
- Thomson Brook (12.1 km)
- Charley Creek (14.8 km)
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Streets
- Anderson Road (2)
- Baxter Street (11)
- Brookhampton Road (4)
- Capel Street (25)
- Castle Street (28)
- Cundinup-kirup Road (5)
- Kirup-grimwade Road (3)
- Lukis Street (9)
- Nogwick Road (1)
- Ravenscliffe Road (24)
- Ryall Road (2)
- South Western Highway (60)
- Station Street (3)
- Upper Capel Road (2)
- Wishart Road (1)
- Yelverton Street (25)
