Paradise Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
6236
Postcode for Paradise, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 158 km from Perth · Pop. 141
141
Population
49
Median Age
$1,312
Household Income/wk
$260
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
24.3
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 Paradise ranks: SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Paradise Compares

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

MetricParadiseWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,312 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $260 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 49 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.

Paradise is a locality 158 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, Paradise has a population of 141 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,312, below the WA average.

Housing in Paradise includes a median weekly rent of $260, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 54 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.7% of housing.

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

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

Paradise Details

Postcode6236
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)141
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,312/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$682/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$260
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area24.3 km²
Population Density6/km²
Total Dwellings54
Australian Citizens90.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.3736616
Longitude115.7714392
Distance from Perth158 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Bunbury
Local GovernmentDardanup
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (12.1%) 15–24 (6.4%) 25–44 (20.6%) 45–64 (25.5%) 65+ (26.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (12.1%)
15–24 years9 (6.4%)
25–44 years29 (20.6%)
45–64 years36 (25.5%)
65+ years37 (26.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (61.2%) Mortgaged (22.4%) Rented (16.3%)

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)

Arthritis19 (13.5%)
Asthma10 (7.1%)
Diabetes8 (5.7%)
Lung Condition5 (3.5%)
Cancer5 (3.5%)
Heart Disease4 (2.8%)

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 vehicle6 (9.8%)
2 vehicles21 (34.4%)
3+ vehicles34 (55.7%)

Suburbs Near Paradise

Henty 3.6 km Waterloo 4.3 km Dardanup 5.4 km Dardanup West 5.4 km Picton East 5.7 km Burekup 6.9 km Picton 7.4 km Millbridge 8.1 km Eaton 8.1 km North Boyanup 8.2 km Glen Iris 9.3 km Pelican Point 9.6 km

Same Postcode (6236)

Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Ferguson Henty Wellington Forest Wellington Mill

More Paradise Data

Dardanup LGA 13 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 14,687 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bunbury (13.1 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.