Wyndham Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
6740
Postcode for Wyndham, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 2208 km from Perth · Pop. 941
941
Population
36
Median Age
$1,213
Household Income/wk
$150
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
943.0
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 Wyndham ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wyndham Compares

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

MetricWyndhamWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,213 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $150 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,224 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 36 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 5.3% ≈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.

Wyndham is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6740. It lies roughly 2208 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wyndham-East Kimberley.

According to the 2021 Census, Wyndham has a population of 941 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $1,213, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 5.3%. The Indigenous population is 533 (56.6% of residents).

Housing in Wyndham includes a median weekly rent of $150, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,224, with 279 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Rental properties account for 66.0% of dwellings.

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

Schools in Wyndham include Wyndham District High School and St Joseph's School.

Wyndham is part of the Kimberley statistical area in Western Australia.

Wyndham Details

Postcode6740
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)941
Median Age36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,213/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$586/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$150
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,224
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area943.0 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings279
Australian Citizens79.4%
Indigenous Population533 (56.6%)
Unemployment Rate5.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-15.5847
Longitude128.22
Distance from Perth2208 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)Kimberley
Local GovernmentWyndham-East Kimberley
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (23.8%) 15–24 (11.3%) 25–44 (28.4%) 45–64 (26.5%) 65+ (10.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years224 (23.8%)
15–24 years106 (11.3%)
25–44 years267 (28.4%)
45–64 years249 (26.5%)
65+ years101 (10.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (26.1%) Mortgaged (7.9%) Rented (66.0%)

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)

Diabetes64 (6.8%)
Asthma47 (5.0%)
Arthritis43 (4.6%)
Heart Disease29 (3.1%)
Lung Condition18 (1.9%)
Cancer15 (1.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle60 (22.6%)
1 vehicle105 (39.5%)
2 vehicles72 (27.1%)
3+ vehicles29 (10.9%)

Schools in Wyndham

Wyndham District High School
Combined · Gov · ICSEA 660 · 112 students
St Joseph's School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 747 · 35 students

Suburbs Near Wyndham

Same Postcode (6740)

More Wyndham 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.