Wiluna Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
6646
Postcode for Wiluna, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 731 km from Perth · Pop. 521
521
Population
35
Median Age
$1,089
Household Income/wk
$118
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
35981.7
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 Wiluna ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wiluna Compares

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

MetricWilunaWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,089 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $118 -WA $355 $390
Median age 35 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.6% -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.

Wiluna is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6646. It lies roughly 731 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wiluna.

According to the 2021 Census, Wiluna has a population of 521 with a median age of 35. The median weekly household income is $1,089, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 2.6%, lower than the WA average. The Indigenous population is 137 (26.3% of residents).

Housing in Wiluna includes a median weekly rent of $118, 84 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Rental properties account for 75.9% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Wiluna scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Wiluna is served by Wiluna Remote Community School.

Wiluna is part of the Mid West statistical area in Western Australia.

Wiluna Details

Postcode6646
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)521
Median Age35 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,089/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,212/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$118
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area35981.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings84
Australian Citizens59.9%
Indigenous Population137 (26.3%)
Unemployment Rate2.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-26.5943155
Longitude120.2273517
Distance from Perth731 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Mid West
Local GovernmentWiluna
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (16.1%) 15–24 (14.0%) 25–44 (37.4%) 45–64 (22.6%) 65+ (10.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years84 (16.1%)
15–24 years73 (14.0%)
25–44 years195 (37.4%)
45–64 years118 (22.6%)
65+ years52 (10.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (24.1%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (75.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes56 (10.7%)
Heart Disease31 (6.0%)
Asthma23 (4.4%)
Arthritis17 (3.3%)
Lung Condition8 (1.5%)
Cancer3 (0.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle9 (12.3%)
1 vehicle38 (52.1%)
2 vehicles15 (20.5%)
3+ vehicles11 (15.1%)

Schools in Wiluna

Wiluna Remote Community School
Combined · Gov · ICSEA 599 · 93 students

Suburbs Near Wiluna

Same Postcode (6646)

More Wiluna 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.