Lower Hotham Postcode

Western Australia

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

6390

Postcode for Lower Hotham, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 121 km from Perth · Pop. 13

Population

Median Age

$725

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

118.5

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 Lower Hotham ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Lower Hotham Compares

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

Metric	Lower Hotham	WA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$725 -WA	$1,891	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,700 -WA	$1,890	$1,958
Median age	50	43.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Lower Hotham is a locality 121 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6390. It falls within the Western Australia - Wheat Belt region. The local government area is Boddington.

According to the 2021 Census, Lower Hotham has a population of 13 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $725, below the WA average.

Housing in Lower Hotham includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,700, 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average.

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

Lower Hotham is part of the Wheat Belt - South statistical area in Western Australia.

Lower Hotham Details

Postcode	6390
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	13
Median Age	50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$706/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,700
Average Household Size	1.8 persons
Area	118.5 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	5
Australian Citizens	30.8%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-32.9302941
Longitude	116.413849
Distance from Perth	121 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Wheat Belt
Area (SA3)	Wheat Belt - South
Local Government	Boddington
Federal Electorate	Canning

Age Profile

46.2%

53.8%

46.2%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (46.2%) 45–64 (53.8%) 65+ (46.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	6 (46.2%)
45–64 years	7 (53.8%)
65+ years	6 (46.2%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Lower Hotham

Marradong 3.9 km Upper Murray 11.9 km Quindanning 13.4 km Boddington 15.9 km Ranford 17.1 km Wuraming 17.1 km Crossman 22.2 km Inglehope 28.1 km Yourdamung Lake 28.4 km Dwarda 30.7 km Williams 32.9 km Etmilyn 33.3 km

Same Postcode (6390)

Bannister Boddington Crossman Marradong Mount Cooke Mount Wells North Bannister Ranford Upper Murray Wuraming

More Lower Hotham Data

Boddington LGA 16 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 1,718 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mandurah (78.7 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.