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Port Denison WA 6525

1,454 addresses · 79 streets

Durack Electorate › Irwin LGA › Port Denison · 312 km from Perth

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Living Here

Port Denison is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,452 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,027 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,452Population
56Median age
$1,027Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Irwin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Denison itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Dongara Airport, 3.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 15.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Denison

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

Tree cover measures, Port Denison WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 42.9%

Population by age in Port Denison
Population by age, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-457
5-14137
15-1961
20-2442
25-3498
35-44126
45-54169
55-64225
65-74302
75-84181
85+46
Dwelling types in Port Denison
Dwelling types, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
House477
Townhouse106
Apartment0
Other13
Households by weekly income in Port Denison
Households by weekly income, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650170
$650-1,499159
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+72
Top ancestries in Port Denison
Top ancestries, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
English583
Australian573
Ancestry NS198
Irish144
Scottish140
Other58
Housing tenure in Port Denison
Housing tenure, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned268
Mortgage114
Rented173
Other21
Cars per household in Port Denison
Cars per household, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
030
1240
2214
370
4+24
Commute to work in Port Denison
Commute to work, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car340
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle0
Home39
Top countries of birth in Port Denison
Top countries of birth, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
England61
New Zealand38
Scotland14
Thailand9
Vietnam7
Netherlands6
Languages used at home in Port Denison
Languages used at home, Port Denison WA (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Portuguese4
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,872 bird observations recorded near Port Denison — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Denison

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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