Durawah Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote
6532
Postcode for Durawah, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 386 km from Perth · Pop. 6
6
Population
38
Median Age
$450
Household Income/wk
$185
Median Rent/wk
4/10
SEIFA Advantage
140.9
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 Durawah ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs.

How Durawah Compares

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

MetricDurawahWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $450 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $185 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $998 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 38 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 -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.

Durawah is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6532. It lies roughly 386 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Chapman Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Durawah has a population of 6 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $450, below the WA average.

Housing in Durawah includes a median weekly rent of $185, median monthly mortgage repayment of $998. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Durawah scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Durawah is part of the Mid West statistical area in Western Australia.

Durawah Details

Postcode6532
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)6
Median Age38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$287/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$185
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$998
Average Household Size4 persons
Area140.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-28.5711842
Longitude114.9383003
Distance from Perth386 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Mid West
Local GovernmentChapman Valley
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (66.7%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (66.7%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Durawah

Same Postcode (6532)

More Durawah Data

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.