Molloy Island WA 6290
294 addresses · 11 streets
Forrest Electorate › Augusta Margaret River LGA › Molloy Island · 264 km from Perth
Living Here
Molloy Island is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 163 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $866 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. 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 Augusta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Molloy Island itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Margaret River Aerodrome, 38.9 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 45.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 31.3%
Population by age in Molloy Island
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 68 |
| 65-74 | 49 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Molloy Island
| House | 80 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Molloy Island
| <$650 | 33 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 35 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Molloy Island
| English | 80 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 52 |
| Irish | 26 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
| German | 12 |
Housing tenure in Molloy Island
| Owned | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 14 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Molloy Island
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Molloy Island
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Molloy Island
| England | 27 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Scotland | 6 |
| India | 4 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Molloy Island
| Japanese | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,291 bird observations recorded near Molloy Island — most often seen:
- Caspian Tern (391)
- Crested Tern (328)
- Australian Pelican (273)
- Little Pied Cormorant (269)
- Pacific Black Duck (247)
- Black Swan (246)
- Musk Duck (240)
- Pied Cormorant (235)
- Little Black Cormorant (234)
- Giinbaywarraymal (228)
- Australian White Ibis (194)
- Great Cormorant (182)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (176)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Molloy Island
- White-faced Heron (171)
- West Coast Pacific Gull (151)
- Birds (146)
- Australasian Darter (145)
- Eastern Osprey (143)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (133)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (127)
- South-western Grey Fantail (119)
- Great Egret (117)
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (116)
- Red-necked Stint (106)
- Osprey (102)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (97)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (95)
- Western Silvereye (94)
- Southern Inland Thornbill (93)
- Western Red Wattlebird (93)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Molloy Island:
- Scott River (6.1 km)
- East Augusta (6.5 km)
- Augusta (7.4 km)
- Kudardup (7.6 km)
- Deepdene (9.9 km)
- Courtenay (10.2 km)
- Alexandra Bridge (12 km)
- Leeuwin (12.2 km)
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Streets
- Canal Close (9)
- Clements Crescent (23)
- Dalton Way (86)
- Dunkley Close (8)
- Fairlawn Place (12)
- Flora Grove (27)
- Hale Avenue (19)
- Mooring Court (5)
- Sabina Drive (78)
- Scott River Close (10)
- Warrior Way (17)
