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Old Plains WA 6569

39 addresses · 12 streets

Durack Electorate › Victoria Plains LGA › Old Plains · 102 km from Perth

Living Here

Old Plains is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 47 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,874 a week, with median rent near $138 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

47Population
45Median age
$1,874Median household income / wk
$138Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 8.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Old Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Old Plains WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.7% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Old Plains
Population by age, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-145
15-197
20-240
25-345
35-444
45-545
55-6411
65-740
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Old Plains
Dwelling types, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
House12
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Top ancestries in Old Plains
Top ancestries, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
English20
Australian13
Scottish8
Ancestry NS6
Aboriginal0
Chinese0
Housing tenure in Old Plains
Housing tenure, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage0
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Old Plains
Cars per household, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
23
34
4+4
Commute to work in Old Plains
Commute to work, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car15
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Old Plains
Top countries of birth, Old Plains WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

76 bird observations recorded near Old Plains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Old Plains

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.