Tammin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tammin is a small Wheatbelt town in Western Australia, about 184km east of Perth and roughly midway between Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway. Its name comes from nearby Tammin Rock, recorded by the surveyor C. C. Hunt in 1864; the word is variously said to refer to the 'tammar', a black-gloved wallaby once common in the area, or to mean 'grandmother' or 'grandfather'. A settler named Packham took up land here in 1893, the railway came through in 1894 and 1895, and the townsite was gazetted in 1899. Wheat farming underpins the district, and the CBH grain receival point is a landmark on the skyline.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Tammin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 766, 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.
Tammin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 129
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $693
- SEIFA score
- 766
- Coordinates
- -31.6421, 117.4860
Tammin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tammin 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 seniors (65+) at 31%, 23% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 20 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 13 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 21 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 36 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 41 | 31% |
Share of the 131 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 33 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 10 | 16% |
| Rented | 14 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 58 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 58 occupied private dwellings in Tammin.
- Median weekly rent
- $168
- Median monthly mortgage
- $488
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $850
- Median weekly personal income
- $440
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 26 (20%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 26 (25%)
- Labour-force participation
- 34.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 28.9%
- Employed full-time
- 17
- Employed part-time
- 11
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 Tammin
Where is Tammin?
Tammin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Tammin?
At the 2021 Census, Tammin had a population of about 129.
Is Tammin an advantaged area?
Tammin has an ABS SEIFA score of 766, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
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