Wyalkatchem WA 6485
339 addresses · 45 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Wyalkatchem LGA › Wyalkatchem · 167 km from Perth
Living Here
Wyalkatchem is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 358 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $781 a week, with median rent near $155 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Dowerin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wyalkatchem itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 butcher
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Wyalkatchem, 1.1 km north.
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: 0.7% 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 | 0.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 45.7%
Population by age in Wyalkatchem
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 33 |
| 15-19 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 13 |
| 25-34 | 34 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 39 |
| 55-64 | 58 |
| 65-74 | 69 |
| 75-84 | 53 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Wyalkatchem
| House | 159 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 6 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wyalkatchem
| <$650 | 57 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 54 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 28 |
| $3,000+ | 13 |
Top ancestries in Wyalkatchem
| English | 154 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 120 |
| Scottish | 43 |
| Ancestry NS | 33 |
| Aboriginal | 30 |
| Irish | 29 |
Housing tenure in Wyalkatchem
| Owned | 83 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 30 |
| Rented | 44 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Wyalkatchem
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 69 |
| 2 | 59 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Wyalkatchem
| Car | 91 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Wyalkatchem
| England | 23 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| India | 3 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Wyalkatchem
| Australian Indigenous | 4 |
|---|---|
| Gujarati | 4 |
| Malayalam | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
875 bird observations recorded near Wyalkatchem — most often seen:
- Grey Teal (62)
- Australian Shelduck (54)
- Australasian Grebe (47)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (47)
- Pacific Black Duck (46)
- Western Australian Raven (42)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (38)
- Australian Wood Duck (37)
- Southern Magpie-lark (33)
- Western Galah (33)
- South-western Australian Magpie (32)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (32)
- Western Welcome Swallow (30)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wyalkatchem
- Eurasian Coot (27)
- Western Crested Pigeon (27)
- Australian Raven (23)
- Musk Duck (23)
- South-western Yellow-throated Miner (23)
- Galah (22)
- Mainland Tree Martin (22)
- Australian Ringneck (20)
- Yellow-throated Miner (20)
- Singing Honeyeater (19)
- Magpie-lark (18)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (18)
- Western Pied Butcherbird (18)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (16)
- Weebill (16)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (16)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (14)
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 Wyalkatchem:
- Benjaberring (10.5 km)
- Nalkain (13.1 km)
- Korrelocking (14.3 km)
- Hindmarsh (17.6 km)
- Nembudding (17.6 km)
- Cowcowing (22.1 km)
- Minnivale (23 km)
- Yelbeni (26.9 km)
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Streets
- Begley Road (1)
- Benjaberring-hindmarsh Road (1)
- Borgward Road (1)
- Brennan Road (2)
- Byrne Road (1)
- Carter Road (2)
- Carter Street (2)
- Cemetery Road (1)
- Cox Road (3)
- Cunderdin-wyalkatchem Road (4)
- Davies South Road (2)
- De Pierres Road (3)
- Elashgin East West Road (1)
- Elashgin Road (1)
- Elsegood Road (2)
- Fisher Road (1)
- Flint Street (37)
- Flowery Patch Road (1)
- Gamble Street (6)
- Garn Road (1)
- Goomalling-wyalkatchem Road (2)
- Grace Street (2)
- Hobden Road (2)
- Honour Avenue (21)
- Johnston Street (58)
- Lindsay Street (4)
- Macpherson Road (1)
- Maitland Road (2)
- Mclean Street (3)
- Nungarin-wyalkatchem Road (1)
- Piesse Street (50)
- Railway Terrace (20)
- Remnant Road (1)
- Riches Street (3)
- Rifle Range Road (1)
- Ross Road (1)
- Scott Street (14)
- Slocum Street (13)
- Swan Street (10)
- Tammin-wyalkatchem Road (8)
- West Lake Road (3)
- Wilson Road (1)
- Wilson Street (41)
- Wyalkatchem North Road (3)
- Wyalkatchem-koorda Road (1)
