Dampier, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Dampier is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1085, 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.
Dampier at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,282
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $3,664
- SEIFA score
- 1085
- Coordinates
- -20.6687, 116.7113
Dampier demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dampier 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 31%, 37% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 351 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 105 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 398 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 379 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 48 | 4% |
Share of the 1,281 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 68 | 18% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 161 | 42% |
| Rented | 143 | 37% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 328 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 15 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 25 | 7% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 374 occupied private dwellings in Dampier.
- Median weekly rent
- $480
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,941
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,698
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 174 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 42 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 41 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 435 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 76.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Employed full-time
- 472
- Employed part-time
- 152
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 Dampier
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Dampier 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 Dampier
Where is Dampier?
Dampier is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Dampier?
At the 2021 Census, Dampier had a population of about 1,282.
Is Dampier an advantaged area?
Dampier has an ABS SEIFA score of 1085, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Dampier?
Dampier 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 Dampier have high household incomes?
Dampier has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 5th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,664 per week).
Where Dampier ranks
Dampier appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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