Denmark, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Denmark is a small town on the south coast of Western Australia, set on Wilson Inlet in the Great Southern region, a little over 420 kilometres from Perth. Its name has nothing to do with the country — the Denmark River was named in 1829 after a naval surgeon, Alexander Denmark — and the town in turn took the river's name. It lies on Noongar country, where the river and inlet were known as Kwoorabup, said to mean the place of the black wallaby. Denmark grew up around timber, the Millars company milling the surrounding karri and jarrah from the 1890s, and today is better known for its wineries, karri forests, the inlet and the Bibbulmun Track that threads through them.
Less advantaged than the national average
Denmark is more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 936, 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.
Denmark at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,691
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $975
- SEIFA score
- 936
- Coordinates
- -34.9676, 117.3487
Denmark demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Denmark 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 seniors (65+) at 30%, 29% of homes are rented, and 26% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 433 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 277 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 499 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 688 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 801 | 30% |
Share of the 2,698 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 457 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 263 | 24% |
| Rented | 309 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,007 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 59 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,070 occupied private dwellings in Denmark.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,377
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,342
- Median weekly personal income
- $577
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 634 (26%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 117 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 45 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,096 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Employed full-time
- 439
- Employed part-time
- 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.
Common questions about Denmark
Where is Denmark?
Denmark is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Denmark?
At the 2021 Census, Denmark had a population of about 2,691.
Is Denmark an advantaged area?
Denmark has an ABS SEIFA score of 936, 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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