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Oakford WA 6121

1,125 addresses · 66 streets

Canning Electorate › Serpentine-Jarrahdale LGA › Oakford · 29 km from Perth

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Living Here

Oakford is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,803 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,451 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,803Population
42Median age
$2,451Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Byford Station, 6.4 km east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 13.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 20.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakford

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

Tree cover measures, Oakford WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Oakford
Population by age, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4119
5-14420
15-19219
20-24170
25-34227
35-44349
45-54444
55-64462
65-74264
75-84104
85+16
Dwelling types in Oakford
Dwelling types, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
House837
Townhouse5
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in Oakford
Households by weekly income, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65070
$650-1,499159
$1,500-2,999217
$3,000+284
Top ancestries in Oakford
Top ancestries, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,290
Australian1,155
Scottish237
Other225
Irish224
Italian184
Housing tenure in Oakford
Housing tenure, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned285
Mortgage494
Rented42
Other19
Cars per household in Oakford
Cars per household, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
03
179
2277
3205
4+273
Commute to work in Oakford
Commute to work, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car966
Train14
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle0
Home177
Top countries of birth in Oakford
Top countries of birth, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
England243
New Zealand51
South Africa44
Scotland20
Italy18
Philippines16
Languages used at home in Oakford
Languages used at home, Oakford WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian20
Vietnamese15
Spanish14
Afrikaans9
German8
Serbian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,751 bird observations recorded near Oakford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakford

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

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.