Capricorn, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Capricorn is more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 937, 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.
Capricorn at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 79
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $900
- SEIFA score
- 937
- Coordinates
- -24.0314, 119.7002
Capricorn demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Capricorn 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 60% and 67% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 10 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 49 | 60% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 19 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 4% |
Share of the 81 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Median weekly rent
- $420
- Average household size
- 1 people
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,481
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 28 (67%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 12 (29%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 20 (26%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50%
- Employed full-time
- 39
- Employed part-time
- 3
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 Capricorn
Where is Capricorn?
Capricorn is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Capricorn?
At the 2021 Census, Capricorn had a population of about 79.
Is Capricorn an advantaged area?
Capricorn has an ABS SEIFA score of 937, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 23 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of Australian suburbs.
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