Western Australia · Postcode 6443

Caiguna postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 907 km from Perth

Very Remote
4
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
60
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Caiguna at a glance vs WA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

6443 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
4 People Resident population, Census 2021
Dundas Council area 9 suburbs, 1 postcodes
60 Median age Years, Census 2021
$900/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$900/wk
52% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
60 years
17.0 years older than WA average
Resident median age

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

Where Caiguna ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Caiguna vs the WA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricCaigunaWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Median age 60 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Caiguna is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6443. It lies roughly 907 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Dundas.

According to the 2021 Census, Caiguna has a population of 4 with a median age of 60. The median weekly household income is $900, below the WA average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Caiguna scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Caiguna is part of the Goldfields statistical area in Western Australia.

Caiguna details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode6443
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)4
Median Age60 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Average Household Size1 persons
Area13710.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-32.2689041
Longitude125.4895345
Distance from Perth907 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Goldfields
Local GovernmentDundas
Federal ElectorateO'Connor
State ElectorateRoe (Agricultural)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Caiguna is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
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Suburbs Near Caiguna

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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.