Wickham (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Wickham (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 998, 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.
Wickham (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,022
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $3,358
- SEIFA score
- 998
- Coordinates
- -20.6742, 117.1482
Wickham (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wickham (WA) 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 38%, 92% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 577 | 28% |
| Youth (15–24) | 217 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 778 | 38% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 402 | 20% |
| Seniors (65+) | 57 | 3% |
Share of the 2,031 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 10 | 2% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 17 | 3% |
| Rented | 469 | 92% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 382 | 74% |
| Townhouses & semis | 133 | 26% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 515 occupied private dwellings in Wickham (WA).
- Median weekly rent
- $115
- Median monthly mortgage
- $790
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,698
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,674
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 289 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 188 (12%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 291 (14%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 584 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Employed full-time
- 692
- Employed part-time
- 205
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 Wickham (WA)
Where is Wickham (WA)?
Wickham (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Wickham (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Wickham (WA) had a population of about 2,022.
Is Wickham (WA) an advantaged area?
Wickham (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 998, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 56 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of Australian suburbs.
Does Wickham (WA) have high household incomes?
Wickham (WA) has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 11th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,358 per week).
Where Wickham (WA) ranks
Wickham (WA) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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