Dirk Hartog Island Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Above WA income
6537
Postcode for Dirk Hartog Island, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 737 km from Perth · Pop. 9
9
Population
18
Median Age
$3,250
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
629.4
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 Dirk Hartog Island ranks: household income is in the top 10% of WA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.

How Dirk Hartog Island Compares

Dirk Hartog Island vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricDirk Hartog IslandWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $3,250 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Median age 18 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Dirk Hartog Island is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6537. It lies roughly 737 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Shark Bay.

According to the 2021 Census, Dirk Hartog Island has a population of 9 with a median age of 18. The median weekly household income is $3,250, above the WA average.

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

Dirk Hartog Island is part of the Gascoyne statistical area in Western Australia.

Dirk Hartog Island Details

Postcode6537
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)9
Median Age18 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,012/week
Average Household Size6 persons
Area629.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-25.8024022
Longitude113.0250269
Distance from Perth737 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Gascoyne
Local GovernmentShark Bay
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (44.4%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (44.4%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Dirk Hartog Island

Dirk Hartog 0.0 km Shark Bay 27.5 km Useless Loop 51.4 km Francois Peron National Park 52.6 km Denham 53.6 km Carrarang 68.6 km Monkey Mia 69.5 km Dorre Island 82.7 km Bernier Island 106.5 km South Carnarvon 119.5 km Massey Bay 119.7 km Babbage Island 119.8 km

Same Postcode (6537)

Denham Dirk Hartog Francois Peron National Park Monkey Mia Nanga Shark Bay Useless Loop

More Dirk Hartog Island Data

Shark Bay LGA 19 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 1,033 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Monkey Mia (69.6 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Shark Bay 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.