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Orelia WA 6167

2,254 addresses · 87 streets

Brand Electorate › Kwinana LGA › Orelia · 31 km from Perth

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Living Here

Orelia is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,535 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,246 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,535Population
38Median age
$1,246Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kwinana, 1.9 km east · Bus interchange: Kwinana Bus Station, 1.7 km south-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 16.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 24.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Orelia

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

Tree cover measures, Orelia WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.4% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Orelia
Population by age, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4277
5-14581
15-19302
20-24279
25-34582
35-44674
45-54661
55-64514
65-74389
75-84205
85+50
Dwelling types in Orelia
Dwelling types, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,434
Townhouse38
Apartment282
Other0
Households by weekly income in Orelia
Households by weekly income, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650370
$650-1,499545
$1,500-2,999476
$3,000+189
Top ancestries in Orelia
Top ancestries, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,722
Australian1,610
Other498
Scottish410
Ancestry NS349
Irish323
Housing tenure in Orelia
Housing tenure, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned394
Mortgage736
Rented566
Other11
Cars per household in Orelia
Cars per household, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
0141
1685
2580
3211
4+94
Commute to work in Orelia
Commute to work, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,383
Train35
Bus25
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle3
Home60
Top countries of birth in Orelia
Top countries of birth, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
England336
New Zealand207
Philippines177
Scotland49
India47
Thailand26
Languages used at home in Orelia
Languages used at home, Orelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog90
Filipino59
Spanish32
Mandarin29
Punjabi24
Italian24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,394 bird observations recorded near Orelia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Orelia

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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