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Parmelia WA 6167

3,051 addresses · 123 streets

Brand Electorate › Kwinana LGA › Parmelia · 33 km from Perth

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Living Here

Parmelia is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,184 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,297 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 29% 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.

6,184Population
37Median age
$1,297Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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: Parmelia itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kwinana, 2 km north-east · Bus interchange: Kwinana Bus Station, 1.3 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 17.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 21.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Parmelia

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

Tree cover measures, Parmelia WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.6% · Labour-force participation 56.5%

Population by age in Parmelia
Population by age, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4392
5-14837
15-19377
20-24419
25-34805
35-44859
45-54816
55-64766
65-74570
75-84259
85+78
Dwelling types in Parmelia
Dwelling types, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,218
Townhouse105
Apartment27
Other0
Households by weekly income in Parmelia
Households by weekly income, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650478
$650-1,499742
$1,500-2,999686
$3,000+222
Top ancestries in Parmelia
Top ancestries, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,568
Australian1,894
Other671
Scottish508
Ancestry NS461
Irish445
Housing tenure in Parmelia
Housing tenure, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned567
Mortgage1,073
Rented667
Other14
Cars per household in Parmelia
Cars per household, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
0146
1933
2815
3286
4+135
Commute to work in Parmelia
Commute to work, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,764
Train64
Bus44
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle6
Home96
Top countries of birth in Parmelia
Top countries of birth, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
England513
New Zealand280
Philippines248
India94
South Africa55
Scotland51
Languages used at home in Parmelia
Languages used at home, Parmelia WA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino108
Tagalog96
Mandarin34
Spanish34
Arabic33
Hindi29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,322 bird observations recorded near Parmelia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Parmelia

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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