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Walpole WA 6398

590 addresses · 41 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Manjimup LGA › Walpole · 346 km from Perth

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Living Here

Walpole is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 429 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $764 a week, with median rent near $221 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

429Population
59Median age
$764Median household income / wk
$221Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Pemberton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Walpole itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 70.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Walpole

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

Tree cover measures, Walpole WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 44.1%

Population by age in Walpole
Population by age, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1426
15-199
20-243
25-3428
35-4430
45-5463
55-6498
65-7489
75-8459
85+7
Dwelling types in Walpole
Dwelling types, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
House190
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Walpole
Households by weekly income, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65070
$650-1,49973
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Walpole
Top ancestries, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
English227
Australian160
Scottish45
Irish37
Other26
Ancestry NS19
Housing tenure in Walpole
Housing tenure, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned108
Mortgage38
Rented51
Other3
Cars per household in Walpole
Cars per household, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
06
191
273
319
4+6
Commute to work in Walpole
Commute to work, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car85
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle5
Home13
Top countries of birth in Walpole
Top countries of birth, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
England32
South Africa7
India6
New Zealand6
Germany4
United States4
Languages used at home in Walpole
Languages used at home, Walpole WA (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Italian4
Sinhalese3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,078 bird observations recorded near Walpole — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Walpole

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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