Yarloop Postcode

Western Australia

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
6218
Postcode for Yarloop, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 112 km from Perth · Pop. 541
541
Population
44
Median Age
$1,093
Household Income/wk
$270
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
91.9
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 Yarloop 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 Yarloop Compares

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

MetricYarloopWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,093 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $270 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,587 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 44 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 5.8% +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.

Yarloop is a locality 112 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6218. It falls within the Bunbury region. The local government area is Harvey.

According to the 2021 Census, Yarloop has a population of 541 with a median age of 44. The median weekly household income is $1,093, below the WA average. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, higher than the WA average. The Indigenous population is 24 (4.4% of residents).

Housing in Yarloop includes a median weekly rent of $270, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,587, with 206 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 71.4% of housing.

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

Yarloop is served by Yarloop Primary School.

Yarloop is part of the Bunbury statistical area in Western Australia.

Yarloop Details

Postcode6218
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)541
Median Age44 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,093/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$592/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$270
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,587
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area91.9 km²
Population Density6/km²
Total Dwellings206
Australian Citizens89.5%
Indigenous Population24 (4.4%)
Unemployment Rate5.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.9571735
Longitude115.8640062
Distance from Perth112 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Bunbury
Local GovernmentHarvey
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (19.4%) 15–24 (11.8%) 25–44 (20.5%) 45–64 (29.4%) 65+ (20.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years105 (19.4%)
15–24 years64 (11.8%)
25–44 years111 (20.5%)
45–64 years159 (29.4%)
65+ years112 (20.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.2%) Mortgaged (34.2%) Rented (28.6%)

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)

Arthritis78 (14.4%)
Asthma76 (14.0%)
Diabetes39 (7.2%)
Heart Disease32 (5.9%)
Lung Condition22 (4.1%)
Cancer19 (3.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (1.5%)
1 vehicle47 (23.9%)
2 vehicles95 (48.2%)
3+ vehicles52 (26.4%)

Schools in Yarloop

Yarloop Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 875 · 48 students

Suburbs Near Yarloop

More Yarloop 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.