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Waggrakine WA 6530

1,280 addresses · 60 streets

Durack Electorate › Greater Geraldton LGA › Waggrakine · 379 km from Perth

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Living Here

Waggrakine is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,679 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,605 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,679Population
36Median age
$1,605Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geraldton - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Waggrakine itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Transwa Geraldton, 7.4 km south-west · Airport: Geraldton Airport, 11.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 5.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waggrakine

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

Tree cover measures, Waggrakine WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 59.7%

Population by age in Waggrakine
Population by age, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4177
5-14450
15-19173
20-24158
25-34340
35-44329
45-54357
55-64312
65-74244
75-84104
85+26
Dwelling types in Waggrakine
Dwelling types, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
House836
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other30
Households by weekly income in Waggrakine
Households by weekly income, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650143
$650-1,499214
$1,500-2,999250
$3,000+143
Top ancestries in Waggrakine
Top ancestries, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,118
English1,004
Aboriginal349
Ancestry NS315
Scottish205
Irish204
Housing tenure in Waggrakine
Housing tenure, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned277
Mortgage367
Rented199
Other7
Cars per household in Waggrakine
Cars per household, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
014
1243
2359
3124
4+104
Commute to work in Waggrakine
Commute to work, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car872
Train0
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home43
Top countries of birth in Waggrakine
Top countries of birth, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
England82
Philippines46
New Zealand44
South Africa12
Thailand10
France8
Languages used at home in Waggrakine
Languages used at home, Waggrakine WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous16
Filipino14
Tagalog9
Thai9
French7
Afrikaans5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,530 bird observations recorded near Waggrakine — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waggrakine

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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