Perenjori, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Perenjori is a small Wheatbelt town in the northern agricultural region of Western Australia, about 348km north of Perth and 39km south-east of Morawa. Its name comes from the nearby Perenjori Rockhole, an Aboriginal water source; the name is believed to derive from the Peranj-jiddee bush that grew around it. The first settlers arrived from 1905, the townsite was gazetted in 1916, and the railway through the district opened about the same time. Wheat and other cereal crops remain the mainstay, handled through a CBH receival site, with iron ore also railed from the area. Perenjori sits on the Wildflower Way and draws visitors during the spring wildflower season from August to October.
Around the national middle
Perenjori is more socio-economically advantaged than about 50% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 987, 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.
Perenjori at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 259
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,768
- SEIFA score
- 987
- Coordinates
- -29.4460, 116.1602
Perenjori demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Perenjori 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 37%, 30% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 49 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 23 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 49 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 91 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 32 | 13% |
Share of the 244 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 28 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 25 | 29% |
| Rented | 26 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 81 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 85 occupied private dwellings in Perenjori.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $790
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,023
- Median weekly personal income
- $955
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 23 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 12 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 74 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Employed full-time
- 83
- Employed part-time
- 27
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 Perenjori
Where is Perenjori?
Perenjori is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Perenjori?
At the 2021 Census, Perenjori had a population of about 259.
Is Perenjori an advantaged area?
Perenjori has an ABS SEIFA score of 987, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 50 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 50% of Australian suburbs.
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