Willagee WA 6156
3,128 addresses · 80 streets
Tangney Electorate › Melville LGA › Willagee · 12 km from Perth
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Living Here
Willagee is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,447 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,660 a week, with median rent near $283 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Willagee statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Willagee itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
5 childcare & kindergartens
1 playground
1 electrician
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Murdoch, 4.6 km east · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 3.5 km north-east · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 4.7 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.3 km south-east.
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: 7.5% 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 | 7.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 62.3%
Population by age in Willagee
| 0-4 | 320 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 715 |
| 15-19 | 324 |
| 20-24 | 313 |
| 25-34 | 858 |
| 35-44 | 777 |
| 45-54 | 736 |
| 55-64 | 499 |
| 65-74 | 403 |
| 75-84 | 307 |
| 85+ | 198 |
Dwelling types in Willagee
| House | 1,688 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 396 |
| Apartment | 41 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Willagee
| <$650 | 486 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 428 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 545 |
| $3,000+ | 489 |
Top ancestries in Willagee
| English | 2,108 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,868 |
| Other | 703 |
| Scottish | 556 |
| Irish | 534 |
| Ancestry NS | 377 |
Housing tenure in Willagee
| Owned | 410 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 867 |
| Rented | 744 |
| Other | 75 |
Cars per household in Willagee
| 0 | 201 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 772 |
| 2 | 813 |
| 3 | 210 |
| 4+ | 102 |
Commute to work in Willagee
| Car | 1,790 |
|---|---|
| Train | 26 |
| Bus | 54 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 33 |
| Bicycle | 14 |
| Home | 188 |
Top countries of birth in Willagee
| England | 307 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 135 |
| South Africa | 57 |
| Indonesia | 52 |
| Malaysia | 52 |
| Scotland | 52 |
Languages used at home in Willagee
| Mandarin | 57 |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | 51 |
| Italian | 49 |
| Spanish | 45 |
| French | 33 |
| Cantonese | 30 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
143,304 bird observations recorded near Willagee — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (7,237)
- Australian White Ibis (6,948)
- Black Swan (6,421)
- Willie Wagtail (6,417)
- Australian Raven (6,414)
- Red Wattlebird (5,916)
- South-western Australian Magpie (5,788)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,785)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (5,401)
- Grey Teal (5,006)
- Western Red Wattlebird (4,886)
- Australian Shelduck (4,767)
- Western Australian Raven (4,623)
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- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (4,569)
- Australian Pelican (4,544)
- Australian Magpie (4,482)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (4,455)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,386)
- White-faced Heron (4,357)
- Eurasian Coot (4,229)
- Galah (4,161)
- Singing Honeyeater (4,069)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (3,776)
- Silver Gull (3,775)
- Welcome Swallow (3,723)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (3,614)
- Great Egret (3,530)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (3,347)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,346)
- Magpie-lark (3,332)
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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Streets
- Antill Street (37)
- Archibald Street (180)
- Arkwell Street (173)
- Bartlett Street (49)
- Bassett Street (9)
- Bastian Place (11)
- Bawdan Street (139)
- Boon Street (14)
- Boulter Street (26)
- Butler Street (128)
- Caple Street (35)
- Carey Street (6)
- Charsley Street (28)
- Chilton Street (29)
- Clause Street (12)
- Cohn Court (25)
- Cole Place (8)
- Connell Court (9)
- Cox Court (9)
- Cummins Street (53)
- Dann Court (9)
- Danzil Street (33)
- De Passey Lane (2)
- Denien Street (40)
- Dolan Street (8)
- Drury Street (64)
- Duncan Lane (2)
- Dunford Street (31)
- Ellison Street (38)
- Featherstone Place (13)
- Finney Street (32)
- Garling Street (84)
- Gilbert Place (3)
- Goodrick Loop (39)
- Greig Street (37)
- Hare Court (7)
- Harfoot Street (76)
- Harriott Street (20)
- Harrison Street (27)
- Harrod Street (18)
- Hartree Close (19)
- Hillary Street (12)
- Hockin Street (43)
- Hodge Street (18)
- Horn Place (2)
- Indle Street (25)
- Jackman Street (40)
- Jagoe Loop (55)
- Jemerson Street (35)
- Jules Court (16)
- Keppell Street (19)
- Kirby Street (54)
- Leach Highway (107)
- Lever Place (31)
- Lodwick Street (14)
- Lucas Street (78)
- Malone Street (76)
- Milroy Street (70)
- Moorhouse Street (39)
- Norkus Way (42)
- North Lake Road (29)
- Paitt Street (35)
- Pegler Street (6)
- Quinn Street (6)
- Race Street (36)
- Radney Street (31)
- Rigby Street (7)
- Rudge Street (9)
- Stacey Street (17)
- Stainer Street (64)
- Steel Street (4)
- Stock Road (27)
- Tedrake Street (40)
- Truslove Close (19)
- Utting Lane (10)
- Webber Street (57)
- Wheyland Street (80)
- Winnacott Street (88)
- Woodhams Street (28)
- Worley Street (177)
