Western Australia · Postcode 6258

Upper Warren postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 271 km from Perth

Remote
55
Population (2021)
$949
Household income/wk
$47
Median rent/wk
51
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Upper Warren 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
55 People Resident population, Census 2021
Manjimup Council area 36 suburbs, 4 postcodes
51 Median age Years, Census 2021
$949/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$949/wk
50% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$47/wk
87% 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
51 years
8.0 years older 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 Upper Warren ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricUpper WarrenWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $47 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 51 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Upper Warren is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6258. It lies roughly 271 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Manjimup.

According to the 2021 Census, Upper Warren has a population of 55 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $949, below the WA average. The Indigenous population is 3 (5.5% of residents).

Housing in Upper Warren includes a median weekly rent of $47, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 23 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 75.0% of housing.

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

Upper Warren is part of the Manjimup statistical area in Western Australia.

Upper Warren details

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

Postcode6258
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)55
Median Age51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$512/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$47
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area95.5 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings23
Australian Citizens100.0%
Indigenous Population3 (5.5%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-34.3612066
Longitude116.281642
Distance from Perth271 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 (20.0%) 15–24 (7.3%) 25–44 (21.8%) 45–64 (23.6%) 65+ (34.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years11 (20.0%)
15–24 years4 (7.3%)
25–44 years12 (21.8%)
45–64 years13 (23.6%)
65+ years19 (34.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (25.0%) Rented (25.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Upper Warren 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)

Arthritis3 (5.5%)

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 vehicle4 (22.2%)
2 vehicles5 (27.8%)
3+ vehicles9 (50.0%)

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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.