Kununurra Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Above WA income
6743
Postcode for Kununurra, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 2238 km from Perth · Pop. 5,494
5,494
Population
33
Median Age
$2,091
Household Income/wk
$266
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
2175.0
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 Kununurra ranks: household income is in the top 25% of WA suburbs.

How Kununurra Compares

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

MetricKununurraWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,091 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $266 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $2,019 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 33 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.1% -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.

Kununurra is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6743. It lies roughly 2238 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wyndham-East Kimberley.

According to the 2021 Census, Kununurra has a population of 5,494 with a median age of 33. The median weekly household income is $2,091, above the WA average. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, lower than the WA average. The Indigenous population is 1,366 (24.9% of residents).

Housing in Kununurra includes a median weekly rent of $266, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,019, with 1,608 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Rental properties account for 65.3% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Kununurra scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

There are 6 schools in the Kununurra area, including East Kimberley College, St Joseph's School, Ngalangangpum School and others.

Kununurra is part of the Kimberley statistical area in Western Australia.

Kununurra Details

Postcode6743
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)5,494
Median Age33 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,091/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,153/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$266
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,019
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area2175.0 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings1,608
Australian Citizens75.4%
Indigenous Population1,366 (24.9%)
Unemployment Rate3.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-15.6049485
Longitude128.7654685
Distance from Perth2238 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)Kimberley
Local GovernmentWyndham-East Kimberley
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (23.0%) 15–24 (10.6%) 25–44 (32.9%) 45–64 (26.2%) 65+ (7.4%)
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0–14 years1,262 (23.0%)
15–24 years585 (10.6%)
25–44 years1,805 (32.9%)
45–64 years1,439 (26.2%)
65+ years404 (7.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (15.4%) Mortgaged (19.3%) Rented (65.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma283 (5.2%)
Arthritis198 (3.6%)
Diabetes184 (3.3%)
Heart Disease118 (2.1%)
Cancer73 (1.3%)
Lung Condition51 (0.9%)
Dementia11 (0.2%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle160 (10.5%)
1 vehicle524 (34.4%)
2 vehicles524 (34.4%)
3+ vehicles317 (20.8%)

Schools in Kununurra

East Kimberley College
Combined · Gov · ICSEA 857 · 1,010 students
St Joseph's School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 788 · 115 students
Ngalangangpum School
Combined · Cat · ICSEA 632 · 37 students
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 669 · 35 students
Alta-1 Kimberley College
Special · Ind · ICSEA 668 · 26 students
Dawul Remote Community School
Primary · Gov · 8 students

Suburbs Near Kununurra

Same Postcode (6743)

More Kununurra 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.