Buntine, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Buntine is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1053, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Buntine at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 51
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $2,333
- SEIFA score
- 1053
- Coordinates
- -29.9594, 116.5611
Buntine demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Buntine using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 0% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 11 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 11 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 14 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 7 | 16% |
Share of the 43 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 12 | 67% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 16 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 16 occupied private dwellings in Buntine.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,750
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,196
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 7 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 30 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 74.4%
- Employed full-time
- 22
- Employed part-time
- 6
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Buntine
Where is Buntine?
Buntine is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Buntine?
At the 2021 Census, Buntine had a population of about 51.
Is Buntine an advantaged area?
Buntine has an ABS SEIFA score of 1053, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
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