Needilup Postcode

Western Australia

Remote Top 10% SEIFA

6336

Postcode for Needilup, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 351 km from Perth · Pop. 99

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$50

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

845.3

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 Needilup ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Needilup Compares

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

Metric	Needilup	WA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -WA	$1,891	$1,836
Rent/wk	$50 -WA	$355	$390
Median age	34	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.

Needilup is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6336. It lies roughly 351 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Jerramungup.

According to the 2021 Census, Needilup has a population of 99 with a median age of 34. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the WA average.

Housing in Needilup includes a median weekly rent of $50, 38 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Needilup is part of the Albany statistical area in Western Australia.

Needilup Details

Postcode	6336
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	99
Median Age	34 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$762/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$50
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	845.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	38
Australian Citizens	89.9%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-33.9530356
Longitude	118.7720432
Distance from Perth	351 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Wheat Belt
Area (SA3)	Albany
Local Government	Jerramungup
Federal Electorate	O'Connor

Age Profile

31.3%

10.1%

31.3%

17.2%

8.1%

0–14 (31.3%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (31.3%) 45–64 (17.2%) 65+ (8.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	31 (31.3%)
15–24 years	10 (10.1%)
25–44 years	31 (31.3%)
45–64 years	17 (17.2%)
65+ years	8 (8.1%)

Housing Tenure

70.8%

29.2%

Owned outright (70.8%) Mortgaged (29.2%) Rented (0.0%)

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)

Asthma	10 (10.1%)
Arthritis	5 (5.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	5 (14.3%)
2 vehicles	13 (37.1%)
3+ vehicles	17 (48.6%)

Suburbs Near Needilup

Jerramungup 13.6 km Cowalellup 25.4 km Mills Lake 25.9 km Ongerup 26.5 km Gairdner 31.8 km Mindarabin 38.0 km Nalyerlup 39.6 km Toompup 39.8 km Jacup 42.2 km Monjebup 43.1 km Boxwood Hill 46.0 km Pingrup 46.2 km

Same Postcode (6336)

Cowalellup Mills Lake Mindarabin Ongerup Toompup

More Needilup Data

Jerramungup LGA 8 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 1,167 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Katanning (115.7 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.