Western Australia · Postcode 6243

Wilga postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 198 km from Perth

Outer Regional
71
Population (2021)
$833
Household income/wk
$200
Median rent/wk
45
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Wilga 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

6243 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
71 People Resident population, Census 2021
Boyup Brook Council area 10 suburbs, 4 postcodes
45 Median age Years, Census 2021
$833/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$833/wk
56% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$200/wk
44% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
45 years
2.0 years older than WA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
8.3%
3.3 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 Wilga ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricWilgaWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $833 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,049 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 45 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 8.3% +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.

Wilga is a locality 198 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6243. It falls within the Bunbury region. The local government area is Boyup Brook.

According to the 2021 Census, Wilga has a population of 71 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $833, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 8.3%, higher than the WA average.

Housing in Wilga includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,049, with 26 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Wilga scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Wilga details

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

Postcode6243
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)71
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$833/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$550/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,049
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area62.9 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings26
Australian Citizens85.9%
Unemployment Rate8.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-33.7
Longitude116.233333
Distance from Perth198 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Manjimup
Local GovernmentBoyup Brook
Federal ElectorateO'Connor
State ElectorateWarren-Blackwood (South West)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (15.5%) 15–24 (23.9%) 25–44 (15.5%) 45–64 (21.1%) 65+ (26.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years11 (15.5%)
15–24 years17 (23.9%)
25–44 years11 (15.5%)
45–64 years15 (21.1%)
65+ years19 (26.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (33.3%) Mortgaged (50.0%) Rented (16.7%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Wilga is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 6 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)

Asthma7 (9.9%)
Arthritis4 (5.6%)
Heart Disease3 (4.2%)

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 vehicle12 (36.4%)
2 vehicles10 (30.3%)
3+ vehicles11 (33.3%)

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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.