William Bay WA 6333
82 addresses · 16 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Denmark LGA › William Bay · 361 km from Perth
Living Here
William Bay is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 164 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,104 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Denmark statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: William Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 beach
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 55.1 km 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: 57.5% 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 | 57.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 50.4%
Population by age in William Bay
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 19 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 29 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in William Bay
| House | 51 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in William Bay
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 31 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in William Bay
| English | 78 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 35 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| Scottish | 13 |
| German | 10 |
| Dutch | 9 |
Housing tenure in William Bay
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in William Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in William Bay
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in William Bay
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,545 bird observations recorded near William Bay — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (118)
- Crested Tern (108)
- New Holland Honeyeater (102)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (90)
- Silvereye (83)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (78)
- Australian Raven (74)
- Short-billed Black-cockatoo (73)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (66)
- Pacific Gull (61)
- South-western Grey Fantail (56)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (50)
- Western Hooded Dotterel (47)
Show all 30 birds recorded near William Bay
- Nankeen Kestrel (45)
- Australasian Gannet (39)
- Red Wattlebird (39)
- Caspian Tern (37)
- Grey Fantail (37)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (36)
- Western Silvereye (34)
- Red-rumped Tit (32)
- Grey Butcherbird (31)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (28)
- Golden Whistler (28)
- South-western Australian Magpie (27)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (27)
- Common Bronzewing (26)
- Australian Ringneck (25)
- Gilbert's Honeyeater (24)
- Western Australian Raven (24)
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 William Bay:
- Parryville (7.4 km)
- Shadforth (8.9 km)
- Kordabup (9.2 km)
- Ocean Beach (10.3 km)
- Scotsdale (11.6 km)
- Denmark (13.4 km)
- Kentdale (15.3 km)
- Hay (17.6 km)
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Streets
- Bell Road (8)
- Brenton Road (3)
- Bullich Road (2)
- Byleveld Close (12)
- Happy Valley Road (6)
- Kingdons Road (2)
- Laing Road (1)
- Limbourne Road (1)
- Mardo Road (1)
- Mcleod Road (2)
- Pates Road (9)
- Privett Road (5)
- Rice Road (1)
- Richardson Road (1)
- South Coast Highway (21)
- William Bay Road (7)
