Mukinbudin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mukinbudin is a small wheatbelt town in the north-eastern agricultural region of Western Australia, around 300 kilometres east of Perth and north of Merredin, near Lake Campion. The origin of the town's name is not recorded in the usual accounts. Sheep graziers took up large pastoral leases here from the 1870s, and from around 1910 farmers arrived to grow wheat on smaller blocks; the railway reached the district in 1923 and the townsite was gazetted the year before. Grain growing remains the mainstay of the local economy, and Mukinbudin is a receival point for the state's bulk grain handler. It serves as a quiet service centre for the surrounding farming community of the outer wheatbelt.
Less advantaged than the national average
Mukinbudin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 36% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 963, 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.
Mukinbudin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 336
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,218
- SEIFA score
- 963
- Coordinates
- -30.8701, 118.2762
Mukinbudin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mukinbudin 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 25%, 24% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 63 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 35 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 76 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 85 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 77 | 23% |
Share of the 336 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 61 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 31 | 23% |
| Rented | 33 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 140 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 140 occupied private dwellings in Mukinbudin.
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $778
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $716
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 36 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 25 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 93 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Employed full-time
- 99
- Employed part-time
- 35
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 Mukinbudin
Where is Mukinbudin?
Mukinbudin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mukinbudin?
At the 2021 Census, Mukinbudin had a population of about 336.
Is Mukinbudin an advantaged area?
Mukinbudin has an ABS SEIFA score of 963, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 36 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 36% of Australian suburbs.
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