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Wandering WA 6308

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O'Connor Electorate › Wandering LGA › Wandering · 112 km from Perth

Living Here

Wandering is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 391 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,571 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

391Population
50Median age
$1,571Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Narrogin Airport, 46.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 23.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wandering

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

Tree cover measures, Wandering WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 46.4%

Population by age in Wandering
Population by age, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1440
15-1922
20-2415
25-3435
35-4443
45-5473
55-6465
65-7455
75-8438
85+4
Dwelling types in Wandering
Dwelling types, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
House127
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wandering
Households by weekly income, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49930
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Wandering
Top ancestries, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
English149
Australian137
Ancestry NS87
Scottish41
Irish25
German17
Housing tenure in Wandering
Housing tenure, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned53
Mortgage45
Rented17
Other10
Cars per household in Wandering
Cars per household, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
07
123
248
328
4+22
Commute to work in Wandering
Commute to work, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car78
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Wandering
Top countries of birth, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
England22
New Zealand7
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Wandering
Languages used at home, Wandering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese5
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

756 bird observations recorded near Wandering — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wandering

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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