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Tapping WA 6065

3,536 addresses · 152 streets

Pearce Electorate › Wanneroo LGA › Tapping · 27 km from Perth

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Living Here

Tapping is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 9,547 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,359 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,547Population
35Median age
$2,359Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tapping itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Joondalup, 3.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Whitfords Bus Terminal, 8.9 km south · Airport: Perth Airport, 29.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 5.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tapping

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

Tree cover measures, Tapping WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 73.9%

Population by age in Tapping
Population by age, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4620
5-141,713
15-19706
20-24582
25-341,059
35-441,617
45-541,478
55-64850
65-74543
75-84309
85+75
Dwelling types in Tapping
Dwelling types, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,946
Townhouse115
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tapping
Households by weekly income, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650230
$650-1,499525
$1,500-2,9991,022
$3,000+925
Top ancestries in Tapping
Top ancestries, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
English4,488
Australian2,545
Scottish1,083
Other1,007
Irish992
Indian491
Housing tenure in Tapping
Housing tenure, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned614
Mortgage1,867
Rented524
Other26
Cars per household in Tapping
Cars per household, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
061
1786
21,395
3506
4+292
Commute to work in Tapping
Commute to work, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,583
Train120
Bus64
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle5
Home356
Top countries of birth in Tapping
Top countries of birth, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
England1,729
South Africa404
Scotland319
New Zealand286
India285
Ireland160
Languages used at home in Tapping
Languages used at home, Tapping WA (ABS Census 2021)
Gujarati183
Afrikaans162
Punjabi106
Malayalam104
Arabic70
Hindi70

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

47,994 bird observations recorded near Tapping — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tapping

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.