Burekup Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional Above WA income
6227
Postcode for Burekup, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 153 km from Perth · Pop. 788
788
Population
38
Median Age
$2,086
Household Income/wk
$298
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
40.4
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Burekup ranks: household income is in the top 25% of WA suburbs.

How Burekup Compares

Burekup vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBurekupWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,086 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $298 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,742 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 38 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.5% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Burekup is a locality 153 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6227. It falls within the Bunbury region. The local government area is Dardanup.

According to the 2021 Census, Burekup has a population of 788 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $2,086, above the WA average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, lower than the WA average. The Indigenous population is 11 (1.4% of residents).

Housing in Burekup includes a median weekly rent of $298, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,742, with 279 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Burekup scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Burekup is served by River Valley Primary School.

Burekup is part of the Bunbury statistical area in Western Australia.

Burekup Details

Postcode6227
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)788
Median Age38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,086/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$918/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$298
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,742
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area40.4 km²
Population Density19/km²
Total Dwellings279
Australian Citizens93.1%
Indigenous Population11 (1.4%)
Unemployment Rate3.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-33.3242404
Longitude115.816684
Distance from Perth153 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Bunbury
Local GovernmentDardanup
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (25.8%) 15–24 (9.4%) 25–44 (25.1%) 45–64 (26.6%) 65+ (14.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years203 (25.8%)
15–24 years74 (9.4%)
25–44 years198 (25.1%)
45–64 years210 (26.6%)
65+ years110 (14.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (29.7%) Mortgaged (55.6%) Rented (14.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma67 (8.5%)
Arthritis64 (8.1%)
Diabetes40 (5.1%)
Heart Disease26 (3.3%)
Lung Condition15 (1.9%)
Cancer14 (1.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle48 (17.8%)
2 vehicles117 (43.5%)
3+ vehicles104 (38.7%)

Schools in Burekup

River Valley Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 959 · 70 students

Suburbs Near Burekup

Waterloo 4.5 km Roelands 5.6 km Henty 6.1 km Paradise 6.9 km Millbridge 7.9 km Brunswick 8.2 km Picton East 8.6 km Eaton 9.4 km Australind 9.8 km Pelican Point 11.3 km Picton 11.6 km Beela 12.0 km

More Burekup Data

Dardanup LGA 13 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 14,687 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bunbury (16.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Dardanup LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.