State postcode hub

Western Australia, suburb by suburb.

Perth out to the regions: 1,784 suburbs and localities, each with 2021 Census demographics, SEIFA advantage, income, rent and schools on one page.

1,784
Suburbs and localities
123
Local Government Areas
2,663,592
People counted (2021)

Suburb and LGA counts from the ASGS; population from the ABS 2021 Census.

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The shape of the state

Western Australia is not one place. The numbers shift from the capital to the regions, and every suburb has its own.

Western Australia covers 2,645,615 km² with a population of approximately 2,820,000. The state capital is Perth. Postcodes in WA are organised into 14 statistical regions across 123 Local Government Areas. The population-weighted median household income across WA is $1,891 per week. The most populous LGA in WA is Stirling (228,123 residents).

WA at a glance

What the 2021 Census says about WA.

Population-weighted averages across every WA suburb with Census data. The full detail sits on each suburb page.

1,784
Suburbs with data
2021 Census
2,663,592
Total population
Usual residents
$1,891
Household income
Median, per week
$355
Rent
Median, per week
43.0
Median age
Years
6.0/10
SEIFA advantage
Median IRSAD decile

Income and rent are population-weighted across WA suburbs. SEIFA is the median IRSAD decile, where 10 is most advantaged. Source: ABS Census 2021, SEIFA 2021.

Income ladder

Highest-income suburbs in WA.

Top 10 suburbs by median weekly household income, population 500 or more. Bars are scaled across this group for contrast.

Dalkeith $4,672/wk Peppermint Grove $4,565/wk Mount Sheila $3,749/wk Nickol $3,736/wk City Beach $3,700/wk Dampier $3,664/wk Floreat $3,570/wk Broadwood $3,557/wk Burns Beach $3,439/wk Port Hedland $3,434/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021, median total household income (weekly).

By the crowd

Largest suburbs in WA.

The 12 most populated suburbs and localities, by usual residents counted in 2021.

Baldivis6171 37,697 Canning Vale6155 34,504 Ellenbrook6069 24,668 Dianella6059 24,169 Thornlie6108 23,665 Morley6062 22,539 Gosnells6110 21,149 Willetton6155 19,262 Byford6122 18,878 Ballajura6066 18,459 Scarborough6019 17,605 Australind6233 15,988

Source: ABS Census 2021, usual resident population.

Council country

Local Government Areas in WA.

123 LGAs across Western Australia. The 20 largest by population are below. Each hub covers its suburbs, postcodes, demographics, schools and SEIFA scores.

Stirling 228,123 · 32 sub Wanneroo 208,481 · 36 sub Joondalup 160,650 · 23 sub Swan 149,352 · 43 sub Gosnells 136,471 · 11 sub Rockingham 134,897 · 17 sub Cockburn 116,752 · 24 sub Melville 106,123 · 22 sub Armadale 94,186 · 20 sub Mandurah 90,300 · 20 sub Canning 88,990 · 14 sub Bayswater 68,344 · 6 sub Kalamunda 58,764 · 17 sub Kwinana 45,866 · 17 sub South Perth 43,443 · 8 sub Mundaring 42,814 · 22 sub Belmont 42,242 · 6 sub Busselton 40,534 · 42 sub Greater Geraldton 39,670 · 57 sub Albany 38,769 · 61 sub

103 more LGAs in WA are reachable from their suburb pages.

Browse by region

Find your part of WA.

Bunbury 223 sub · 3 areas Mandurah 37 sub · 1 areas Northern Territory - Outback 13 sub · 1 areas Other Territories 3 sub · 2 areas Other WA 7 sub · 1 areas Perth - Inner 34 sub · 2 areas Perth - North East 41 sub · 3 areas Perth - North West 92 sub · 3 areas Perth - South East 125 sub · 7 areas Perth - South West 89 sub · 5 areas Western Australia - Outback 3 sub · 2 areas Western Australia - Outback (North) 110 sub · 3 areas Western Australia - Outback (South) 357 sub · 4 areas Western Australia - Wheat Belt 650 sub · 3 areas

Where to next

Start with useful WA views.

Search suburbs and postcodes
Find any WA suburb or four-digit postcode.
Compare two suburbs
Put Census, SEIFA, housing and school data side by side.
WA LGA maps
Browse 123 council-area hubs with suburb markers and postcode coverage.
Schools overview
Use ACARA 2025 school profiles alongside local suburb data.
WA weather
Climate and comfort data for Western Australia.
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How to read these pages

Every figure traces to an official source. No listings, no scraping, no spin.

Demographics come from the 2021 Census, advantage scores from SEIFA 2021, schools from ACARA, and geography from the ASGS. Postcode boundaries follow Matthew Proctor's open dataset.

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