Stirling Estate WA 6271
74 addresses · 10 streets
Forrest Electorate › Capel LGA › Stirling Estate · 175 km from Perth
Living Here
Stirling Estate is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 161 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,481 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Capel statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Stirling Estate itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 library
1 golf club
2 hardware stores
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Bunbury Airport, 19.1 km north-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: 22.5% 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 | 22.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 58.4%
Population by age in Stirling Estate
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 27 |
| 65-74 | 21 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Stirling Estate
| House | 54 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Stirling Estate
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Stirling Estate
| English | 96 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 54 |
| Irish | 24 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| German | 12 |
| Welsh | 7 |
Housing tenure in Stirling Estate
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Stirling Estate
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Stirling Estate
| Car | 47 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Stirling Estate
| England | 12 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Wales | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,922 bird observations recorded near Stirling Estate — most often seen:
- White-faced Heron (321)
- Pacific Black Duck (313)
- Black Swan (310)
- Australian Shelduck (296)
- Willie Wagtail (285)
- Whistling Kite (284)
- Australian Raven (263)
- Grey Teal (259)
- Australian Pelican (255)
- Australian White Ibis (250)
- Welcome Swallow (238)
- Australian Magpie (236)
- Little Pied Cormorant (193)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Stirling Estate
- Great Egret (190)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (184)
- Straw-necked Ibis (173)
- Australian Ringneck (171)
- Grey Butcherbird (161)
- Australian Wood Duck (158)
- Magpie-lark (145)
- Red-capped Plover (141)
- Red Wattlebird (140)
- Australasian Shoveler (133)
- White-fronted Chat (133)
- Tree Martin (131)
- Little Grassbird (116)
- Silver Gull (114)
- Swamp Harrier (113)
- Grey Fantail (112)
- Silvereye (104)
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 Stirling Estate:
- Peppermint Grove Beach (3.7 km)
- Capel (5.8 km)
- Stratham (7 km)
- Forrest Beach (8.7 km)
- Elgin (8.7 km)
- Ludlow (11.9 km)
- The Plains (13.8 km)
- Gelorup (13.8 km)
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Streets
- Doungup Road (5)
- Edwards Road (12)
- Hansen Road (1)
- King Road (5)
- Ludlow Road N (5)
- Mallokup Road (15)
- Mangles Road (17)
- Peppermint Grove Road (4)
- Roberts Road (1)
- Treloar Road (9)
