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York WA 6302

2,409 addresses · 126 streets

Durack Electorate › York LGA › York · 86 km from Perth

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Living Here

York is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,393 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,011 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,393Population
56Median age
$1,011Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the York - Beverley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: York itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in York

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

Tree cover measures, York WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 45.7%

Population by age in York
Population by age, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14254
15-1993
20-2462
25-34183
35-44201
45-54269
55-64391
65-74499
75-84284
85+93
Dwelling types in York
Dwelling types, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
House948
Townhouse39
Apartment6
Other9
Households by weekly income in York
Households by weekly income, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650284
$650-1,499316
$1,500-2,999231
$3,000+90
Top ancestries in York
Top ancestries, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,112
Australian955
Scottish241
Irish210
Ancestry NS208
Other106
Housing tenure in York
Housing tenure, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned456
Mortgage310
Rented192
Other37
Cars per household in York
Cars per household, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
040
1383
2357
3134
4+78
Commute to work in York
Commute to work, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car591
Train0
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home55
Top countries of birth in York
Top countries of birth, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
England206
New Zealand73
Scotland28
Netherlands17
Germany15
South Africa15
Languages used at home in York
Languages used at home, York WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous10
French5
German4
Greek4
Malayalam4
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,678 bird observations recorded near York — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near York

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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