Marbelup WA 6330
227 addresses · 22 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Albany LGA › Marbelup · 382 km from Perth
Living Here
Marbelup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 487 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,193 a week, with median rent near $288 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Dutch. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Albany Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marbelup itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 hospitals
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 5.2 km north-east.
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: 31.2% 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 | 31.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 43.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 69.1%
Population by age in Marbelup
| 0-4 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 87 |
| 15-19 | 32 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 51 |
| 35-44 | 64 |
| 45-54 | 83 |
| 55-64 | 65 |
| 65-74 | 50 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Marbelup
| House | 124 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 27 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Marbelup
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 55 |
| $3,000+ | 47 |
Top ancestries in Marbelup
| English | 231 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 220 |
| Dutch | 39 |
| Scottish | 38 |
| Ancestry NS | 34 |
| Irish | 33 |
Housing tenure in Marbelup
| Owned | 51 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 86 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Marbelup
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 65 |
| 3 | 34 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Marbelup
| Car | 178 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 31 |
Top countries of birth in Marbelup
| England | 21 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 15 |
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Marbelup
| Afrikaans | 8 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 3 |
| French | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,467 bird observations recorded near Marbelup — most often seen:
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (191)
- South-west Western Rosella (182)
- South-western Grey Fantail (180)
- South-western Australian Magpie (159)
- Red-eared Firetail (151)
- Common Bronzewing (148)
- Western Red Wattlebird (142)
- Western Australian Raven (134)
- Red-capped Parrot (133)
- Pacific Black Duck (130)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (125)
- Australian White Ibis (122)
- Australian Pelican (118)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Marbelup
- Straw-necked Ibis (117)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (116)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (112)
- Western Yellow-rumped Thornbill (111)
- Western Grey Shrike-thrush (101)
- Australian Shelduck (98)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (97)
- White-faced Heron (97)
- Western Welcome Swallow (96)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (90)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (84)
- Western Splendid Fairy-wren (83)
- Western Silvereye (76)
- Black Swan (70)
- Western Galah (69)
- Grey Fantail (68)
- White-breasted Robin (67)
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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Streets
- Ajana Drive (30)
- Barfleur Place (8)
- Berrima Road (15)
- Cochrane Road (3)
- Cuming Road (2)
- Ding Road (2)
- Howell Road (2)
- Hunwick Road (3)
- Katuna Road (7)
- Kempton Close (8)
- Laithwood Circuit (23)
- Link Road (14)
- Lloyd Road (1)
- Lowanna Drive (49)
- Lower Denmark Road (2)
- Marbelup North Road (21)
- Philliskirk Road (1)
- Reddin Road (1)
- Redgum Trail (10)
- Sandberg Road (4)
- South Coast Highway (20)
- Winifred Road (1)
