Paraburdoo, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Paraburdoo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 37% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 964, 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.
Paraburdoo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,324
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $3,215
- SEIFA score
- 964
- Coordinates
- -23.1927, 117.6915
Paraburdoo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Paraburdoo 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 young adults (25–44) at 39%, 88% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 310 | 24% |
| Youth (15–24) | 125 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 516 | 39% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 342 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 25 | 2% |
Share of the 1,318 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6 | 2% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 1% |
| Rented | 292 | 88% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 324 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 338 occupied private dwellings in Paraburdoo.
- Median weekly rent
- $30
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,563
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,567
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,959
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 242 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 110 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 114 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 372 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Employed full-time
- 479
- Employed part-time
- 93
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 Paraburdoo
Where is Paraburdoo?
Paraburdoo is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Paraburdoo?
At the 2021 Census, Paraburdoo had a population of about 1,324.
Is Paraburdoo an advantaged area?
Paraburdoo has an ABS SEIFA score of 964, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 37 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 37% of Australian suburbs.
Does Paraburdoo have high household incomes?
Paraburdoo has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 14th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,215 per week).
Where Paraburdoo ranks
Paraburdoo appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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