Perup WA 6258
90 addresses · 20 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Manjimup LGA › Perup · 262 km from Perth
Living Here
Perup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 161 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,968 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Pemberton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Perup itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 71.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 71.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 83.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 68.3%
Population by age in Perup
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 42 |
| 55-64 | 37 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Perup
| House | 53 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Perup
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 13 |
Top ancestries in Perup
| English | 71 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 60 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Other | 11 |
Housing tenure in Perup
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 15 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Perup
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Perup
| Car | 53 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Perup
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
Languages used at home in Perup
| Mandarin | 5 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
899 bird observations recorded near Perup — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (60)
- Black Swan (52)
- Musk Duck (52)
- White-faced Heron (52)
- Australian Shelduck (47)
- Grey Teal (42)
- Eurasian Coot (39)
- Australian White Ibis (36)
- Western Australian Purple Swamphen (36)
- Straw-necked Ibis (35)
- Blue-billed Duck (32)
- Australasian Grebe (31)
- Australian Wood Duck (31)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Perup
- Hoary-headed Grebe (30)
- Australasian Shoveler (29)
- Australian Raven (27)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (27)
- Magpie-lark (22)
- Swamp Harrier (22)
- Hardhead (20)
- Little Pied Cormorant (20)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (19)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (19)
- Willie Wagtail (19)
- Silvereye (18)
- South-western Australian Magpie (18)
- South-western Grey Fantail (18)
- Australian Reed Warbler (16)
- Red-rumped Tit (15)
- Tree Martin (15)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Perup:
- Dingup (13.8 km)
- Upper Warren (15.7 km)
- Balbarrup (18.6 km)
- Kingston (19.8 km)
- Smith Brook (21 km)
- Middlesex (22.1 km)
- Palgarup (22.3 km)
- Wilgarrup (22.3 km)
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Streets
- Alf Road (2)
- Ashley Road (1)
- Balyan Retreat (6)
- Camelarup Road (1)
- Corbalup Road (1)
- Dorrells Loop (5)
- Duncton Road (2)
- Edwards Road (5)
- Holleys Road (2)
- Junction Road (11)
- Mordalup Road (3)
- Muir Highway (8)
- Muir Road (2)
- Muirs Road (1)
- Ned Road (2)
- Perup Road (23)
- Seaton Ross Road (1)
- Simcock Farm Road (2)
- Song Place (11)
- Sonny Road (1)
