Henty Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income
6236
Postcode for Henty, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 159 km from Perth · Pop. 142
142
Population
50
Median Age
$2,799
Household Income/wk
$320
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
39.5
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 Henty ranks: household income is in the top 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Henty Compares

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

MetricHentyWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,799 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $320 ≈WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $2,600 +WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 50 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.0% -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.

Henty is a locality 159 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6236. It falls within the Bunbury region. The local government area is Dardanup.

According to the 2021 Census, Henty has a population of 142 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $2,799, above the WA average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, lower than the WA average.

Housing in Henty includes a median weekly rent of $320, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,600, with 44 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Henty scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

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

Henty Details

Postcode6236
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)142
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,799/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$963/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$320
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,600
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area39.5 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings44
Australian Citizens95.8%
Unemployment Rate4.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.3790854
Longitude115.8094203
Distance from Perth159 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Bunbury
Local GovernmentDardanup
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (18.3%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (16.9%) 45–64 (37.3%) 65+ (21.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years26 (18.3%)
15–24 years13 (9.2%)
25–44 years24 (16.9%)
45–64 years53 (37.3%)
65+ years30 (21.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.8%) Mortgaged (40.4%) Rented (12.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis18 (12.7%)
Asthma11 (7.7%)
Cancer8 (5.6%)
Diabetes5 (3.5%)
Heart Disease5 (3.5%)

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 vehicle5 (10.9%)
2 vehicles14 (30.4%)
3+ vehicles27 (58.7%)

Suburbs Near Henty

Paradise 3.6 km Burekup 6.1 km Waterloo 6.2 km Ferguson 7.3 km Dardanup 8.5 km Dardanup West 8.5 km Picton East 9.0 km Millbridge 10.6 km North Boyanup 10.7 km Roelands 10.9 km Picton 11.0 km Eaton 11.1 km

Same Postcode (6236)

Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Ferguson Paradise Wellington Forest Wellington Mill

More Henty Data

Dardanup LGA 13 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 14,687 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bunbury (16.7 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.