Telfer WA
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Durack Electorate › East Pilbara LGA › Telfer
Living Here
Telfer is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 657 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,083 a week, with median rent near $50 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 86% rent. Most workers catch the bus to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 0% 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 | 0.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 56.3%
Population by age in Telfer
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 46 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 76 |
| 25-34 | 177 |
| 35-44 | 149 |
| 45-54 | 87 |
| 55-64 | 60 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Telfer
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Telfer
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Telfer
| Aboriginal | 225 |
|---|---|
| English | 141 |
| Ancestry NS | 141 |
| Australian | 81 |
| Other | 45 |
| Irish | 36 |
Housing tenure in Telfer
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 44 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Telfer
| 0 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Telfer
| Car | 84 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 89 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 48 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Telfer
| New Zealand | 32 |
|---|---|
| England | 28 |
| Philippines | 9 |
| South Africa | 8 |
| Malaysia | 6 |
| China | 4 |
Languages used at home in Telfer
| Australian Indigenous | 204 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
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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