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Onslow WA 6710

798 addresses · 40 streets

Durack Electorate › Ashburton LGA › Onslow · 1149 km from Perth

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Living Here

Onslow is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 829 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,596 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 21% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

829Population
35Median age
$2,596Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Onslow Airport, 2.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 0% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Onslow

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

Tree cover measures, Onslow WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Onslow
Population by age, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-495
5-14110
15-198
20-2433
25-34163
35-44151
45-54105
55-6499
65-7449
75-8421
85+6
Dwelling types in Onslow
Dwelling types, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
House214
Townhouse12
Apartment16
Other10
Households by weekly income in Onslow
Households by weekly income, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99979
$3,000+95
Top ancestries in Onslow
Top ancestries, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian281
English254
Ancestry NS170
Aboriginal110
Irish73
Scottish58
Housing tenure in Onslow
Housing tenure, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage16
Rented134
Other64
Cars per household in Onslow
Cars per household, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
014
178
2100
338
4+17
Commute to work in Onslow
Commute to work, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car245
Train0
Bus20
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle6
Home13
Top countries of birth in Onslow
Top countries of birth, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand28
England21
Philippines8
Indonesia7
Scotland6
Ireland5
Languages used at home in Onslow
Languages used at home, Onslow WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous36
German9
Tagalog6
Spanish6
Croatian5
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,864 bird observations recorded near Onslow — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Onslow

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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