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Point Samson WA 6720

148 addresses · 13 streets

Durack Electorate › Karratha LGA › Point Samson · 1266 km from Perth

Living Here

Point Samson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 249 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,478 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

249Population
45Median age
$2,478Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Roebourne statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Point Samson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Roebourne Airport, 15 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Point Samson

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

Tree cover measures, Point Samson WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 70.1%

Population by age in Point Samson
Population by age, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1426
15-197
20-240
25-3435
35-4433
45-5450
55-6440
65-7427
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Point Samson
Dwelling types, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
House74
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other14
Households by weekly income in Point Samson
Households by weekly income, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+44
Top ancestries in Point Samson
Top ancestries, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
English90
Australian85
Ancestry NS35
Scottish25
Irish20
Other16
Housing tenure in Point Samson
Housing tenure, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned19
Mortgage27
Rented31
Other9
Cars per household in Point Samson
Cars per household, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
123
244
39
4+7
Commute to work in Point Samson
Commute to work, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Point Samson
Top countries of birth, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand10
Scotland9
Germany3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Point Samson
Languages used at home, Point Samson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,331 bird observations recorded near Point Samson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Point Samson

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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