Western Australia · Postcode 6262

Windy Harbour postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 318 km from Perth

Remote
30
Population (2021)
$695
Household income/wk
60
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Windy Harbour 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

6262 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
30 People Resident population, Census 2021
Manjimup Council area 36 suburbs, 4 postcodes
60 Median age Years, Census 2021
$695/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$695/wk
63% 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
60 years
17.0 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 Windy Harbour ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricWindy HarbourWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $695 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Median age 60 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.

Windy Harbour is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6262. It lies roughly 318 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Manjimup.

According to the 2021 Census, Windy Harbour has a population of 30 with a median age of 60. The median weekly household income is $695, below the WA average.

Housing in Windy Harbour includes a 15 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Windy Harbour is part of the Manjimup statistical area in Western Australia.

Windy Harbour details

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

Postcode6262
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)30
Median Age60 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$695/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$489/week
Average Household Size1.5 persons
Area217.8 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings15
Australian Citizens80.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-34.8083969
Longitude116.0739774
Distance from Perth318 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 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (46.7%) 65+ (26.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years14 (46.7%)
65+ years8 (26.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Windy Harbour 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)

Cancer5 (16.7%)
Asthma4 (13.3%)
Arthritis3 (10.0%)
Diabetes3 (10.0%)

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 vehicle3 (27.3%)
2 vehicles8 (72.7%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.