Trayning Postcode

Western Australia

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
6488
Postcode for Trayning, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 205 km from Perth · Pop. 112
112
Population
56
Median Age
$739
Household Income/wk
$120
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.6
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 Trayning ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Trayning Compares

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

MetricTrayningWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $739 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $120 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $520 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 56 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Trayning is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6488. It lies roughly 205 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Trayning.

According to the 2021 Census, Trayning has a population of 112 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $739, below the WA average. The Indigenous population is 14 (12.5% of residents).

Housing in Trayning includes a median weekly rent of $120, median monthly mortgage repayment of $520, with 55 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Trayning scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Trayning is served by Trayning Primary School.

Trayning is part of the Wheat Belt - North statistical area in Western Australia.

Trayning Details

Postcode6488
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)112
Median Age56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$739/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$465/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$120
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$520
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area1.6 km²
Population Density71/km²
Total Dwellings55
Australian Citizens83.0%
Indigenous Population14 (12.5%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-31.1140428
Longitude117.7921601
Distance from Perth205 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Wheat Belt
Area (SA3)Wheat Belt - North
Local GovernmentTrayning
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (8.0%) 15–24 (4.5%) 25–44 (18.8%) 45–64 (32.1%) 65+ (25.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years9 (8.0%)
15–24 years5 (4.5%)
25–44 years21 (18.8%)
45–64 years36 (32.1%)
65+ years29 (25.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (59.3%) Mortgaged (25.9%) Rented (14.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis26 (23.2%)
Diabetes18 (16.1%)
Asthma14 (12.5%)
Heart Disease10 (8.9%)
Lung Condition6 (5.4%)
Cancer3 (2.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (7.3%)
1 vehicle24 (43.6%)
2 vehicles13 (23.6%)
3+ vehicles14 (25.5%)

Schools in Trayning

Trayning Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 851 · 14 students

Suburbs Near Trayning

Same Postcode (6488)

More Trayning Data

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.