Australind, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Australind sits on the Leschenault Inlet about 12 km north-east of Bunbury, in the Shire of Harvey. Before European settlement the area was the Country of the Elaap and Pindjarup people of the Noongar Nation. Its unusual name blends 'Australia' and 'India', reflecting an early plan to breed horses here for the British army in India. In 1840 the Western Australian Land Company bought 103,000 acres intending to build an English-style village, complete with a town square, church, school and mill; Marshall Waller Clifton arrived in 1841 to lead some 440 settlers. The scheme soon faltered on poor soils and a difficult climate, the settlers drifted away, and the grand plan was formally abandoned in 1875. Quiet waterside living has since grown up along the inlet.
Less advantaged than the national average
Australind is more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 961, 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.
Is Australind a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Australind from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
35/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (35/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Australind at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 15,988
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,856
- SEIFA score
- 961
- Local government area
- Harvey
- Coordinates
- -33.2829, 115.7264
Map of Australind
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Housing & property in Australind
What it costs to live in Australind and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,712
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Australind demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Australind demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Australind 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 27% and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3,725 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,784 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4,292 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,773 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,420 | 15% |
Share of the 15,994 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,522 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,758 | 49% |
| Rented | 1,169 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5,249 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 246 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 43 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,594 occupied private dwellings in Australind.
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,104
- Median weekly personal income
- $797
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,072 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,110 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 493 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5,331 (46%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 4,548
- Employed part-time
- 2,483
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.
Weather and climate in Australind
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Australind is January (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is August (around 16.4°C). The area receives roughly 735 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 16.8°C | 11 mm |
| Feb | 29.3°C | 17.1°C | 18 mm |
| Mar | 27°C | 16.3°C | 35 mm |
| Apr | 22.8°C | 13.7°C | 54 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 11.3°C | 97 mm |
| Jun | 16.9°C | 10°C | 108 mm |
| Jul | 16.1°C | 9.7°C | 138 mm |
| Aug | 16.4°C | 9°C | 119 mm |
| Sep | 17.7°C | 9.8°C | 76 mm |
| Oct | 20°C | 11.2°C | 46 mm |
| Nov | 24°C | 13.1°C | 23 mm |
| Dec | 27.6°C | 15.3°C | 10 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Australind
Is Australind a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Australind rates 34/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Australind?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Australind was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,712. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Australind?
Australind is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Harvey local government area.
What is the population of Australind?
At the 2021 Census, Australind had a population of about 15,988.
Is Australind an advantaged area?
Australind has an ABS SEIFA score of 961, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 35 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Australind?
Australind has average daytime highs of about 22.2°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 735 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Australind?
Australind is one of the most populous suburbs in Western Australia — the 12th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 15,988 usual residents).
Where Australind ranks
Australind appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Western Australia#12 of 25
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