Wellington Mill Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income
6236
Postcode for Wellington Mill, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 168 km from Perth · Pop. 151
151
Population
49
Median Age
$2,700
Household Income/wk
$305
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
13.5
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 Wellington Mill ranks: household income is in the top 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wellington Mill Compares

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

MetricWellington MillWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,700 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $305 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,659 -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.

Wellington Mill is a locality 168 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, Wellington Mill has a population of 151 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $2,700, above the WA average.

Housing in Wellington Mill includes a median weekly rent of $305, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,659, with 54 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 92.0% of housing.

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

Wellington Mill is part of the Bunbury statistical area in Western Australia.

Wellington Mill Details

Postcode6236
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)151
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,700/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,069/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$305
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,659
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area13.5 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings54
Australian Citizens93.4%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.4651658
Longitude115.9101679
Distance from Perth168 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Bunbury
Local GovernmentDardanup
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (22.5%) 15–24 (6.6%) 25–44 (18.5%) 45–64 (42.4%) 65+ (15.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years34 (22.5%)
15–24 years10 (6.6%)
25–44 years28 (18.5%)
45–64 years64 (42.4%)
65+ years23 (15.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (30.0%) Mortgaged (62.0%) Rented (8.0%)

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)

Arthritis24 (15.9%)
Diabetes7 (4.6%)
Asthma6 (4.0%)
Cancer6 (4.0%)
Heart Disease3 (2.0%)

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 vehicle9 (17.3%)
2 vehicles23 (44.2%)
3+ vehicles20 (38.5%)

Suburbs Near Wellington Mill

Wellington Forest 4.8 km Ferguson 6.8 km Queenwood 8.7 km Crooked Brook 9.3 km Lowden 9.8 km Beelerup 10.1 km Yabberup 12.1 km Charley Creek 12.3 km Henty 13.4 km Donnybrook 14.8 km Argyle 16.1 km Gwindinup 16.2 km

Same Postcode (6236)

Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Ferguson Henty Paradise Wellington Forest

More Wellington Mill Data

Dardanup LGA 13 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 14,687 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bunbury (29.2 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.