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The quick read on
Warakurna
WA 0872 · Ngaanyatjarraku
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 185
- Postcode
- 0872
ABS 2021
Warakurna, Western Australia
Property market insights for Warakurna
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Warakurna WA
Crime and safety
Is Warakurna safe?
The overall rate for Warakurna is 6,825 offences per 100,000 residents — 24% below the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Warakurna.
Overall crime rate
6,825
offences per 100,000 residents
24% belowRest of WA
WarakurnaRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Warakurna?
Warakurna WA 0872 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
185 people call Warakurna home, with an average of 3.9 people per household and a median household income of $900 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 185
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $70 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.7%Above
15–3430.8%Above
35–5429.2%Above
55–7417.3%Below
75 and over1.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.5%Below
Townhouses9.8%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting100.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car43.2%Above
One car35.1%Above
Two cars8.1%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work16.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled45.9%Above
What stands out in Warakurna
0.0% of workers in Warakurna worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of WA.
13.0% of people in Warakurna described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Warakurna
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Warakurna WA 0872.
Is Warakurna family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.7% of Warakurna's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
44 family households lived in Warakurna; 31.8% were couple families and 54.5% were one-parent families.
56.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Warakurna?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Warakurna had 185 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
18.9% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Warakurna?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.5% of occupied private dwellings in Warakurna.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Warakurna?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
100.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Warakurna?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Warakurna had 3.9 people.
One-person households made up 14.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Two-person households represented 19.5%, while 70.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Warakurna?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
16.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 45.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Warakurna?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
43.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
One-car households formed 35.1% of the total.
8.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Warakurna, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
84.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 15.4% reported a different address.
4.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Warakurna?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
8.1% of residents used only English at home.
81.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Warakurna residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.3% of Warakurna's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Warakurna?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 5.4% of ancestry responses in Warakurna.
Australian ancestry made up 3.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Warakurna?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
59.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Managers accounted for 21.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 37.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Warakurna?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 28.2%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
8.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 10.0%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Warakurna show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.8% reported asthma, 2.2% arthritis and 16.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Warakurna?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Warakurna?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $70 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Warakurna compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Warakurna, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Renting accounted for 100.0% in Warakurna, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Warakurna
Is Warakurna good for families?
The Census counted 44 local families, and 22.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Warakurna?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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