Western Australia · Postcode 6258

Quinninup postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 278 km from Perth

Remote
172
Population (2021)
$956
Household income/wk
$280
Median rent/wk
56
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Quinninup 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

6258 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
172 People Resident population, Census 2021
Manjimup Council area 36 suburbs, 4 postcodes
56 Median age Years, Census 2021
$956/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$956/wk
49% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$280/wk
21% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
56 years
13.0 years older than WA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
6.3%
1.3 pts above 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 Quinninup ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricQuinninupWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $956 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $280 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $715 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 56 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 6.3% +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.

Quinninup is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6258. It lies roughly 278 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Manjimup.

According to the 2021 Census, Quinninup has a population of 172 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $956, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, higher than the WA average.

Housing in Quinninup includes a median weekly rent of $280, median monthly mortgage repayment of $715, with 63 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 77.6% of housing.

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

Quinninup is part of the Manjimup statistical area in Western Australia.

Quinninup details

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

Postcode6258
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)172
Median Age56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$956/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$547/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$280
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$715
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area212.7 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings63
Australian Citizens77.9%
Unemployment Rate6.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-34.4335196
Longitude116.2222481
Distance from Perth278 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Manjimup
Local GovernmentManjimup
Federal ElectorateO'Connor
State ElectorateWarren-Blackwood (South West)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (11.0%) 15–24 (6.4%) 25–44 (17.4%) 45–64 (39.5%) 65+ (26.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years19 (11.0%)
15–24 years11 (6.4%)
25–44 years30 (17.4%)
45–64 years68 (39.5%)
65+ years45 (26.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (53.4%) Mortgaged (24.1%) Rented (22.4%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Quinninup is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis26 (15.1%)
Asthma16 (9.3%)
Diabetes11 (6.4%)
Lung Condition10 (5.8%)
Heart Disease7 (4.1%)
Cancer4 (2.3%)
Dementia4 (2.3%)

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 vehicle25 (46.3%)
2 vehicles23 (42.6%)
3+ vehicles6 (11.1%)

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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.