Jerramungup, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jerramungup lies in the Great Southern of Western Australia, about 454km south-east of Perth and within reach of the renowned Fitzgerald River National Park, one of the world's biosphere reserves. The name is recorded as the Aboriginal 'Yarra-mo-up', said to mean the place of the tall yate trees, and was noted by the surveyor John Septimus Roe in 1848. John Hassell built the first homestead that year, but the modern town only took shape from 1953 under a war service land settlement scheme and was gazetted in 1957. Wheat and sheep farming sustain the district, served by a CBH grain depot. The community-built town hall of 1958 is fondly known as the Root Pickers Hall.
Less advantaged than the national average
Jerramungup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 950, 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.
Jerramungup at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 353
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,640
- SEIFA score
- 950
- Coordinates
- -33.9921, 119.0788
Jerramungup demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jerramungup 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 29%, 44% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 86 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 38 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 89 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 101 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 37 | 11% |
Share of the 351 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 25 | 21% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 27 | 23% |
| Rented | 52 | 44% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 108 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 6 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 121 occupied private dwellings in Jerramungup.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,002
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,075
- Median weekly personal income
- $966
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 37 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 10 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 23 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 112 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 105
- Employed part-time
- 37
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 Jerramungup
Where is Jerramungup?
Jerramungup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Jerramungup?
At the 2021 Census, Jerramungup had a population of about 353.
Is Jerramungup an advantaged area?
Jerramungup has an ABS SEIFA score of 950, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.
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