Western Australia · Postcode 6701

Ningaloo postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 1053 km from Perth

Very Remote
7
Population (2021)
$874
Household income/wk
41
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Ningaloo 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

6701 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
7 People Resident population, Census 2021
Exmouth Council area 7 suburbs, 3 postcodes
41 Median age Years, Census 2021
$874/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$874/wk
54% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
41 years
2.0 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 Ningaloo ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricNingalooWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $874 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Median age 41 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.

Ningaloo is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6701. It lies roughly 1053 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Exmouth.

According to the 2021 Census, Ningaloo has a population of 7 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $874, below the WA average.

Housing in Ningaloo includes a 3 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, Ningaloo scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Ningaloo is part of the Gascoyne statistical area in Western Australia.

Ningaloo details

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

Postcode6701
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)7
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Average Household Size2 persons
Area509.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens157.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-22.6799051
Longitude113.6980491
Distance from Perth1053 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Gascoyne
Local GovernmentExmouth
Federal ElectorateDurack
State ElectorateNorth West Central (Mining and Pastoral)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (57.1%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (57.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years4 (57.1%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years4 (57.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Ningaloo 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.