Calingiri, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Calingiri is a small Wheatbelt town in Western Australia, about 143km north-north-east of Perth and 34km south-west of Wongan Hills. The name comes from the nearby Calingiri Waterhole, recorded by a government surveyor in 1903; the town itself was proposed in 1914 and gazetted in 1917 as the district opened to wheat farming. Grain remains the mainstay, with CBH receival facilities serving local growers. The surrounding bushland forms part of an Important Bird Area recognised for the threatened Carnaby's black-cockatoo, and the nearby Rica Erickson Nature Reserve — named for the noted local naturalist and author — protects remnant wildflowers and woodland that draw visitors in spring.
Around the national middle
Calingiri is more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 983, 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.
Calingiri at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 198
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,458
- SEIFA score
- 983
- Coordinates
- -31.0847, 116.4977
Calingiri demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Calingiri 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 children (0–14) at 25%, 32% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 49 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 15 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 47 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 50 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 37 | 19% |
Share of the 198 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 31 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 19 | 26% |
| Rented | 23 | 32% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 74 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 74 occupied private dwellings in Calingiri.
- Median weekly rent
- $185
- Median monthly mortgage
- $521
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $909
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 36 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 55 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 52
- Employed part-time
- 30
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 Calingiri
Where is Calingiri?
Calingiri is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Calingiri?
At the 2021 Census, Calingiri had a population of about 198.
Is Calingiri an advantaged area?
Calingiri has an ABS SEIFA score of 983, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 48 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of Australian suburbs.
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