Pelican Point WA 6230
501 addresses · 24 streets
Forrest Electorate › Bunbury LGA › Pelican Point · 152 km from Perth
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Living Here
Pelican Point is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 929 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,967 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Eaton - Pelican Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pelican Point itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
5 service stations
2 golf clubs
2 playgrounds
1 butcher
1 hairdresser
1 carpenter
Getting around. Bus interchange: Bunbury Terminal, 4.6 km south-west · Airport: Bunbury Airport, 7 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 13.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 56.8%
Population by age in Pelican Point
| 0-4 | 37 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 97 |
| 15-19 | 54 |
| 20-24 | 27 |
| 25-34 | 62 |
| 35-44 | 103 |
| 45-54 | 112 |
| 55-64 | 163 |
| 65-74 | 176 |
| 75-84 | 87 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Pelican Point
| House | 296 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 41 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pelican Point
| <$650 | 38 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 70 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 108 |
| $3,000+ | 92 |
Top ancestries in Pelican Point
| English | 433 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 330 |
| Irish | 100 |
| Italian | 94 |
| Scottish | 87 |
| Other | 68 |
Housing tenure in Pelican Point
| Owned | 161 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 110 |
| Rented | 59 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Pelican Point
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 91 |
| 2 | 168 |
| 3 | 51 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Pelican Point
| Car | 343 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Pelican Point
| England | 54 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 31 |
| New Zealand | 21 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| Scotland | 7 |
| United States | 6 |
Languages used at home in Pelican Point
| Italian | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 10 |
| Afrikaans | 8 |
| Russian | 4 |
| Spanish | 4 |
| Cantonese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
23,496 bird observations recorded near Pelican Point — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (1,423)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,396)
- Silver Gull (1,167)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,156)
- Great Egret (1,150)
- Australian Pelican (1,045)
- Willie Wagtail (1,013)
- Australasian Darter (985)
- White-faced Heron (953)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (862)
- Australian Raven (818)
- Black Swan (817)
- Crested Tern (807)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pelican Point
- Laughing Turtle-dove (737)
- Welcome Swallow (731)
- Red Wattlebird (709)
- Pacific Black Duck (703)
- Pied Cormorant (688)
- Australian Ringneck (659)
- Caspian Tern (650)
- Giinbaywarraymal (585)
- Little Egret (563)
- Singing Honeyeater (553)
- Galah (552)
- Common Sandpiper (538)
- Common Bronzewing (475)
- Osprey (467)
- Whistling Kite (434)
- Australian Magpie (432)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (428)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Pelican Point:
- Vittoria (1.9 km)
- Eaton (2.2 km)
- Glen Iris (2.9 km)
- Picton (3.8 km)
- East Bunbury (4 km)
- Millbridge (4.1 km)
- Bunbury (5.3 km)
- Davenport (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Ambrose Green (13)
- Basilica Place (14)
- Birkdale Place (13)
- Broadway (19)
- Epacris Elbow (15)
- Estuary Drive (12)
- Gleneagles Way (19)
- Inverness Way (4)
- Kendle Close (20)
- Lerici Circle (21)
- Litham Place (9)
- Old Coast Road (42)
- Pickworth Retreat (66)
- Portofino Crescent (59)
- Portsea Court (8)
- Rialto Close (6)
- Riviera Way (14)
- Sabina Way (9)
- San Marco Promenade (44)
- St Andrews Drive (3)
- Troon Court (8)
- Turnberry Way (41)
- Venezia Boulevard (1)
- Willis Cove (41)
