Manjimup, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Manjimup is the main town of the timber and orchard country in Western Australia's South West, roughly 300 kilometres south of Perth. Its name is generally traced to the Noongar words manjin, a broad-leafed reed that grew in the wetlands, and up, marking a meeting place. The timber-getter Thomas Muir settled here in 1856, and the town was gazetted in 1910, with the railway reaching it the next year. Tall-timber forest still defines the district: the Four Aces are a line of four giant karris hundreds of years old, and the Diamond Tree carries a former fire lookout. The area is also known for food — the Pink Lady apple was bred here in 1973, and Manjimup is the mainland's leading grower of black truffles.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Manjimup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 887, 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.
Manjimup at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,279
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,208
- SEIFA score
- 887
- Coordinates
- -34.2477, 116.1467
Manjimup demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Manjimup 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 26%, 34% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 788 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 516 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 958 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,092 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 923 | 22% |
Share of the 4,277 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 548 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 538 | 31% |
| Rented | 585 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,502 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 189 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 18 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,730 occupied private dwellings in Manjimup.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,148
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,593
- Median weekly personal income
- $674
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 581 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 280 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 216 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,309 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,138
- Employed part-time
- 633
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 Manjimup
Where is Manjimup?
Manjimup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Manjimup?
At the 2021 Census, Manjimup had a population of about 4,279.
Is Manjimup an advantaged area?
Manjimup has an ABS SEIFA score of 887, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
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