Shadforth WA 6333
599 addresses · 50 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Denmark LGA › Shadforth · 361 km from Perth
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Living Here
Shadforth is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 715 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,361 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Denmark statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shadforth itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
2 golf clubs
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 46.6 km east.
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: 43.5% 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 | 43.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 59.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 51.9%
Population by age in Shadforth
| 0-4 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 114 |
| 15-19 | 37 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 36 |
| 35-44 | 79 |
| 45-54 | 108 |
| 55-64 | 106 |
| 65-74 | 133 |
| 75-84 | 58 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Shadforth
| House | 231 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Shadforth
| <$650 | 27 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 81 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 46 |
| $3,000+ | 43 |
Top ancestries in Shadforth
| English | 356 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 251 |
| Ancestry NS | 63 |
| Irish | 62 |
| Scottish | 60 |
| Other | 54 |
Housing tenure in Shadforth
| Owned | 133 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 76 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Shadforth
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 62 |
| 2 | 117 |
| 3 | 44 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Shadforth
| Car | 177 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 45 |
Top countries of birth in Shadforth
| England | 88 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 14 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Germany | 8 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Scotland | 8 |
Languages used at home in Shadforth
| German | 19 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,665 bird observations recorded near Shadforth — most often seen:
- New Holland Honeyeater (300)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (298)
- Common Bronzewing (280)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (271)
- Gilbert's Honeyeater (265)
- South-western Australian Magpie (250)
- South-western Grey Fantail (235)
- Red Wattlebird (233)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (229)
- Western Rosella (221)
- Red-eared Firetail (212)
- Silvereye (180)
- Australian Ringneck (169)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Shadforth
- Australian Wood Duck (169)
- Pacific Black Duck (163)
- Australian Raven (161)
- White-faced Heron (161)
- Laughing Kookaburra (157)
- Australian Pelican (156)
- Silver Gull (156)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (152)
- Galah (149)
- Little Pied Cormorant (148)
- Western Red Wattlebird (147)
- Red-rumped Tit (139)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (137)
- South-west Western Rosella (136)
- Golden Whistler (134)
- Grey Fantail (134)
- Western Australian Raven (123)
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 Shadforth:
- Ocean Beach (4.6 km)
- Denmark (4.6 km)
- Scotsdale (4.8 km)
- Hay (8.8 km)
- William Bay (8.9 km)
- Nullaki (11 km)
- Kordabup (14.3 km)
- Parryville (16.1 km)
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Streets
- Bayview Rise (10)
- Breen Place (2)
- Burrows Road (2)
- Chauncy Place (6)
- Collins Place (14)
- Craig View (8)
- Cussons Road (40)
- Eaglemont Place (5)
- Edwards Street (5)
- Flower Way (7)
- Happy Valley Road (3)
- Hillside Close (3)
- Honey Possum Court (8)
- Illsley Drive (9)
- Jamieson Heights (18)
- Jasper Place (20)
- Kerr Close (9)
- Knowles Court (17)
- Lapko Road (22)
- Limbourne Road (8)
- Love Crescent (17)
- Mairet Rise (5)
- Mcleod Road (22)
- Mcnabb Road (1)
- Middleton Close (8)
- Mill Place (30)
- Mohr Drive (9)
- Mount Shadforth Road (57)
- Myers Road (15)
- Nekel Road (2)
- Ocean Beach Road (8)
- Osborne Road (3)
- Panorama Road (18)
- Peace Street (66)
- Pittam Way (9)
- Point Hillier Vista (24)
- Redman Road (1)
- Ruhen Place (11)
- South Coast Highway (17)
- Stanley Close (3)
- Sunrise Road (3)
- Tame Close (4)
- Tearle Court (6)
- Tomkin Drive (16)
- Turner Road (3)
- View Road (6)
- Walnut Grove (6)
- Warham Road (1)
- Waterfall Place (4)
- Wishart Close (8)
