Moving to Wiluna WA 6646

At a glance

Housing: buy or rent

Renting? The census median is $118 a week, against a median household income of $1,089 a week.

About 17% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.

Who you'll be living with

Wiluna shrank 55% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (1,159 → 521 people).

Around 58% of households are families, averaging 2.4 people per home.

Largest overseas birthplaces: England, New Zealand, Fiji; most spoken languages besides English: Australian Indigenous, Tagalog, Vietnamese.

On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Wiluna scores below the national average (decile 1 of 10).

The commute

The most common way to work is by car (47% of workers), while 5% work from home.

Nearest airport: Wiluna Airport, 3.9 km south.

The Perth CBD is roughly 731 km away in a straight line.

Daily life

Mapped locally so far: 1 school — see them all on the Wiluna profile.

What's actually nearby

Schools: Wiluna Remote Community School 600 m

What you'll see in the garden

Birds recorded around Wiluna, most often seen first: Little Crow · Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater · Zebra Finch · Southern Magpie-lark · Willie Wagtail · Magpie-lark.

Before you move — quick checklist

• Your council will be Wiluna — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
• You'll vote in the federal electorate of O'Connor — update your enrolment address.
• The postcode is 6646 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
• Check street-level details on the full Wiluna profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).

In short

Renters pay a median $118 a week, and about 52% of homes here are rented.

The population fell 55% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 1,159 people to 521. It sits about 731 km from the Perth CBD in a straight line. Local government is Wiluna council, and the federal seat is O'Connor.

Keep an eye on Wiluna

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