Kellerberrin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kellerberrin is a Wheatbelt town in Western Australia, about 205 kilometres east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. Its name is Aboriginal and comes from a nearby hill, first recorded as Killaburing Hill in the 1860s; its meaning is uncertain, with one account suggesting fierce ants and another a camping place where rainbow birds are found. Irish families were among the early settlers between 1890 and 1910, and the railway from Northam to Southern Cross was pushed through in 1893 to 1894, opening in 1895. The townsite was gazetted in 1901. The district lives on wheat and other cereal crops and is a receival site for the grain handler CBH; the granite-and-brick Agricultural Hall of 1898 now serves as the town's folk museum.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kellerberrin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 860, 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.
Kellerberrin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 877
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $909
- SEIFA score
- 860
- Coordinates
- -31.6238, 117.7050
Kellerberrin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kellerberrin 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 30%, 24% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 103 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 85 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 158 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 266 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 261 | 30% |
Share of the 873 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 151 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 89 | 26% |
| Rented | 85 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 312 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 12 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 19 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 353 occupied private dwellings in Kellerberrin.
- Median weekly rent
- $160
- Median monthly mortgage
- $749
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,463
- Median weekly personal income
- $517
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 113 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 46 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 81 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 223 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 45.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 190
- Employed part-time
- 121
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 Kellerberrin
Where is Kellerberrin?
Kellerberrin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Kellerberrin?
At the 2021 Census, Kellerberrin had a population of about 877.
Is Kellerberrin an advantaged area?
Kellerberrin has an ABS SEIFA score of 860, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.
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