Wittenoom Hills Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income

6447

Postcode for Wittenoom Hills, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 610 km from Perth · Pop. 16

Population

Median Age

$3,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

10/10

SEIFA Advantage

549.7

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 Wittenoom Hills ranks: household income is in the top 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wittenoom Hills Compares

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

Metric	Wittenoom Hills	WA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$3,250 +WA	$1,891	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$4,333 +WA	$1,890	$1,958
Median age	41	43.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	10/10 +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.

Wittenoom Hills is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6447. It lies roughly 610 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Esperance.

According to the 2021 Census, Wittenoom Hills has a population of 16 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $3,250, above the WA average.

Housing in Wittenoom Hills includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,333, 3 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Wittenoom Hills scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Wittenoom Hills is part of the Esperance statistical area in Western Australia.

Wittenoom Hills Details

Postcode	6447
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	16
Median Age	41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$3,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,774/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$4,333
Average Household Size	3.3 persons
Area	549.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	10/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-33.4825801
Longitude	122.124052
Distance from Perth	610 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)	Esperance
Local Government	Esperance
Federal Electorate	O'Connor

Age Profile

18.8%

0–14 (18.8%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (18.8%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	3 (18.8%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (18.8%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	3 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles	3 (50.0%)

Suburbs Near Wittenoom Hills

Neridup 20.0 km Gibson 27.5 km Mount Ney 35.8 km Scaddan 37.6 km Merivale 37.6 km Myrup 38.6 km Bandy Creek 41.7 km Windabout 42.6 km Castletown 44.6 km Chadwick 45.0 km Monjingup 45.2 km Esperance 47.3 km

Same Postcode (6447)

Lort River Mount Ney Scaddan

More Wittenoom Hills Data

Esperance LGA 33 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 13,880 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Esperance (47.2 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Esperance LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.