Walgoolan WA 6422
97 addresses · 20 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Westonia LGA › Walgoolan · 264 km from Perth
Living Here
Walgoolan is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 64 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,125 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, 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 Mukinbudin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Walgoolan 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: 2.1% 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 | 2.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.7% |
Demographics
Population by age in Walgoolan
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Walgoolan
| House | 21 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Walgoolan
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Walgoolan
| Australian | 28 |
|---|---|
| English | 26 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Sth African | 5 |
| Ancestry NS | 5 |
| Dutch | 4 |
Housing tenure in Walgoolan
| Owned | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Walgoolan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Walgoolan
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Walgoolan
| Scotland | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Walgoolan
| Afrikaans | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
105 bird observations recorded near Walgoolan — most often seen:
- Inland Singing Honeyeater (8)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (8)
- Southern Weebill (7)
- Western Australian Raven (7)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (6)
- Western Striated Pardalote (6)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (5)
- Western Galah (5)
- Singing Honeyeater (4)
- Inland Grey Fantail (3)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (3)
- Mainland Tree Martin (3)
- Southern Crested Bellbird (3)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Walgoolan
- Southern Rufous Whistler (3)
- Weebill (3)
- Willie Wagtail (3)
- Black Honeyeater (2)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (2)
- Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (2)
- Brown Songlark (2)
- Emu (2)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (2)
- Redthroat (2)
- South-western White-browed Babbler (2)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2)
- Western Crested Pigeon (2)
- Western Grey Shrike-thrush (2)
- Western Red Wattlebird (2)
- Western White-eared Honeyeater (2)
- Western Yellow Robin (2)
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 Walgoolan:
- Carrabin (10.6 km)
- Burracoppin (12 km)
- Westonia (14.6 km)
- Goomarin (20.7 km)
- South Burracoppin (23.2 km)
- Norpa (29.4 km)
- Bodallin (29.8 km)
- Merredin (30.1 km)
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Streets
- Barnett Road (1)
- Begley Road (6)
- Behsman Street (1)
- Burracoppin South Road (4)
- Day Road (1)
- Four Mile Gate Road (2)
- Goldfields Road (1)
- Great Eastern Highway (4)
- Harrison Street (23)
- Leach Road (2)
- Leeman Road (1)
- Maxfield Road (2)
- Mcpharlin Road (3)
- Morgan Street (3)
- Rabbit Proof Fence Road (3)
- Shreeve Road (1)
- Six Mile Gate Road (2)
- Walgoolan South Road (4)
- Warralakin Road (6)
- Woolgar Street (27)
