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Wilson WA 6107

3,604 addresses · 85 streets

Tangney Electorate › Canning LGA › Wilson · 9 km from Perth

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Living Here

Wilson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,608 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,668 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,608Population
35Median age
$1,668Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bentley - Wilson - St James statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wilson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cannington, 3.3 km east · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 800 m south-east · Bus interchange: Curtin University, 1.9 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 7.6 km north-west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 8.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 13.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wilson

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

Tree cover measures, Wilson WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in Wilson
Population by age, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4380
5-14626
15-19309
20-24656
25-341,246
35-44907
45-54656
55-64707
65-74518
75-84378
85+225
Dwelling types in Wilson
Dwelling types, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,360
Townhouse88
Apartment14
Other3
Households by weekly income in Wilson
Households by weekly income, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650457
$650-1,499574
$1,500-2,999706
$3,000+520
Top ancestries in Wilson
Top ancestries, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,833
Australian1,414
Other1,391
Chinese1,129
Irish465
Scottish405
Housing tenure in Wilson
Housing tenure, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned710
Mortgage723
Rented903
Other105
Cars per household in Wilson
Cars per household, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
0163
1849
2924
3325
4+181
Commute to work in Wilson
Commute to work, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,297
Train29
Bus152
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle22
Home200
Top countries of birth in Wilson
Top countries of birth, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Malaysia387
England317
China305
India268
Indonesia141
Singapore110
Languages used at home in Wilson
Languages used at home, Wilson WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin618
Cantonese195
Indonesian156
Urdu105
Punjabi95
Arabic90

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

104,366 bird observations recorded near Wilson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wilson

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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