Cunderdin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Cunderdin is a Wheatbelt town in Western Australia, on the Great Eastern Highway about 156 kilometres east of Perth. Its name comes from the Noongar name of a nearby hill, recorded by the explorer Charles Cooke Hunt in 1864, and is thought to mean either the place of the bandicoot or a place of flowers. The railway reached the area in 1894 and the townsite was gazetted in 1906, with the town growing after the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pipeline passed through in 1901. Wheat and other grains have long been the mainstay. Cunderdin is best known for its museum, housed in the old Number Three Pump Station of that famous pipeline, and for its airfield, a wartime air force base that is now home to a gliding club.
Less advantaged than the national average
Cunderdin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 958, 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.
Cunderdin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 824
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,573
- SEIFA score
- 958
- Coordinates
- -31.6664, 117.2721
Cunderdin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cunderdin 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 young adults (25–44) at 23%, 31% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 151 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 152 | 18% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 191 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 181 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 154 | 19% |
Share of the 829 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 104 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 80 | 28% |
| Rented | 89 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 275 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 288 occupied private dwellings in Cunderdin.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,246
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,052
- Median weekly personal income
- $672
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 140 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 76 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 32 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 254 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Employed full-time
- 218
- Employed part-time
- 109
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 Cunderdin
Where is Cunderdin?
Cunderdin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Cunderdin?
At the 2021 Census, Cunderdin had a population of about 824.
Is Cunderdin an advantaged area?
Cunderdin has an ABS SEIFA score of 958, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 33 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of Australian suburbs.
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