Throssell WA 6401
48 addresses · 11 streets
Durack Electorate › Northam LGA › Throssell · 94 km from Perth
Living Here
Throssell is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 88 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Northam statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Throssell itself.
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: 3% 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 | 3.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 7.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Throssell
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 17 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 15 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Throssell
| House | 31 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Throssell
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Throssell
| English | 40 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 38 |
| Irish | 15 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Other | 8 |
| Aboriginal | 5 |
Housing tenure in Throssell
| Owned | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Throssell
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Throssell
| Car | 27 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Throssell
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,557 bird observations recorded near Throssell — most often seen:
- Twenty-eight Parrot (150)
- Western Australian Raven (140)
- South-western Australian Magpie (134)
- Western Galah (132)
- Southern Magpie-lark (130)
- Southern Weebill (129)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (122)
- Western Striated Pardalote (114)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (112)
- Western Yellow-rumped Thornbill (101)
- Western Crested Pigeon (100)
- South-western Yellow-throated Miner (83)
- Western Red Wattlebird (83)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Throssell
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (76)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (74)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (73)
- Mainland Tree Martin (69)
- South-western White-browed Babbler (67)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (66)
- South-western Black-faced Woodswallow (63)
- Western Grey Shrike-thrush (60)
- Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (58)
- Pallid Cuckoo (56)
- South-west Western Gerygone (56)
- Red-capped Robin (55)
- South-western Australian Pipit (52)
- Western Brown-headed Honeyeater (52)
- Western Pied Butcherbird (52)
- South-western Grey Fantail (51)
- Common Bronzewing (47)
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 Throssell:
- Quellington (8.6 km)
- Grass Valley (8.8 km)
- Muluckine (9.9 km)
- Meenaar (9.9 km)
- Muresk (10 km)
- Caljie (10.9 km)
- Burges (13 km)
- Wilberforce (13.6 km)
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Streets
- Boramin Road (1)
- Carter Road (10)
- Gentle Road (2)
- Grass Valley South Road (9)
- Hooper Road (2)
- Northam-york Road (8)
- Parker Road (6)
- Peacock Road (5)
- Quellington Road (1)
- Seabrook Road (1)
- Tank Road (3)
