Western Australia · Postcode 6532

Hamelin Pool postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 631 km from Perth

Very Remote
23
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
$269
Median rent/wk
31
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Hamelin Pool 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

6532 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
23 People Resident population, Census 2021
Shark Bay Council area 19 suburbs, 3 postcodes
31 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
Weekly rent
$269/wk
24% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
31 years
12.0 years younger than WA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below WA average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Hamelin Pool ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricHamelin PoolWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $269 -WA $355 $390
Median age 31 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.

Hamelin Pool is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6532. It lies roughly 631 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Shark Bay.

According to the 2021 Census, Hamelin Pool has a population of 23 with a median age of 31. The median weekly household income is $900, below the WA average. The Indigenous population is 3 (13.0% of residents).

Housing in Hamelin Pool includes a median weekly rent of $269, 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average.

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

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

Hamelin Pool details

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

Postcode6532
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)23
Median Age31 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,031/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$269
Average Household Size2 persons
Area2034.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens56.5%
Indigenous Population3 (13.0%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-26.4092839
Longitude114.4625194
Distance from Perth631 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Mid West
Local GovernmentShark Bay
Federal ElectorateDurack
State ElectorateNorth West Central (Mining and Pastoral)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (30.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (34.8%) 45–64 (30.4%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years7 (30.4%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years8 (34.8%)
45–64 years7 (30.4%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Hamelin Pool 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.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.