Dirk Hartog Island, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Dirk Hartog Island is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 990, 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.
Dirk Hartog Island at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9
- Median age
- 18
- Median weekly household income
- $3,250
- SEIFA score
- 990
- Coordinates
- -25.8663, 113.0795
Dirk Hartog Island demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dirk Hartog Island 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 youth (15–24) at 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4 | 100% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 4 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,012
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3 (100%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Dirk Hartog Island
Where is Dirk Hartog Island?
Dirk Hartog Island is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Dirk Hartog Island?
At the 2021 Census, Dirk Hartog Island had a population of about 9.
Is Dirk Hartog Island an advantaged area?
Dirk Hartog Island has an ABS SEIFA score of 990, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.
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