Bulgarra, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Bulgarra is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, 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.
Bulgarra at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,990
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $2,812
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Coordinates
- -20.7257, 116.8586
Bulgarra demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bulgarra 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 39%, 47% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 640 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 373 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,169 | 39% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 705 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 100 | 3% |
Share of the 2,987 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 105 | 11% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 344 | 37% |
| Rented | 438 | 47% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 709 | 76% |
| Townhouses & semis | 163 | 18% |
| Flats & apartments | 57 | 6% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 929 occupied private dwellings in Bulgarra.
- Median weekly rent
- $388
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,810
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,198
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,409
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 577 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 371 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 246 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,012 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 1,191
- Employed part-time
- 320
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 Bulgarra
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bulgarra is March (average daytime high around 34.8°C) and the coolest is July (around 26.1°C). The area receives roughly 281 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.3°C | 27.3°C | 26 mm |
| Feb | 34.1°C | 27.2°C | 71 mm |
| Mar | 34.8°C | 27.4°C | 62 mm |
| Apr | 33.2°C | 24.8°C | 20 mm |
| May | 29.3°C | 20.6°C | 54 mm |
| Jun | 25.8°C | 17.2°C | 26 mm |
| Jul | 26.1°C | 16.2°C | 6 mm |
| Aug | 27.6°C | 17.4°C | 2 mm |
| Sep | 30.5°C | 20°C | 4 mm |
| Oct | 33°C | 22.9°C | 0 mm |
| Nov | 33.8°C | 24.4°C | 1 mm |
| Dec | 34.8°C | 26.4°C | 9 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Bulgarra
Where is Bulgarra?
Bulgarra is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Bulgarra?
At the 2021 Census, Bulgarra had a population of about 2,990.
Is Bulgarra an advantaged area?
Bulgarra has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Bulgarra?
Bulgarra has average daytime highs of about 31.4°C and overnight lows of about 22.7°C, with roughly 281 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Bulgarra have high household incomes?
Bulgarra has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 25th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,812 per week).
Where Bulgarra ranks
Bulgarra appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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