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Whitby WA 6123

801 addresses · 42 streets

Canning Electorate › Serpentine-Jarrahdale LGA › Whitby · 39 km from Perth

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Living Here

Whitby is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,005 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $2,117 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,005Population
28Median age
$2,117Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mundijong, 2.2 km south-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 23.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 23.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Whitby

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

Tree cover measures, Whitby WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 74.3%

Population by age in Whitby
Population by age, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4149
5-14147
15-1948
20-2471
25-34274
35-44123
45-5478
55-6481
65-7425
75-848
85+3
Dwelling types in Whitby
Dwelling types, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
House320
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Whitby
Households by weekly income, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49961
$1,500-2,999144
$3,000+57
Top ancestries in Whitby
Top ancestries, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
English460
Australian429
Other115
Scottish84
Irish73
Dutch54
Housing tenure in Whitby
Housing tenure, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage257
Rented27
Other6
Cars per household in Whitby
Cars per household, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
165
2156
360
4+34
Commute to work in Whitby
Commute to work, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car354
Train5
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Whitby
Top countries of birth, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
England73
New Zealand39
Zimbabwe17
India15
Scotland13
South Africa11
Languages used at home in Whitby
Languages used at home, Whitby WA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi9
Mandarin6
Filipino4
Tagalog4
German3
Serbian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,621 bird observations recorded near Whitby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Whitby

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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