Jarrahdale, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jarrahdale is a town in the Darling Range of Western Australia, about 45 kilometres south-east of Perth, and it takes its name from the jarrah forest around it. The land was first farmed once sandalwood was found in the 1830s and 1840s, but the town began in 1871, when Victorian investors formed a syndicate to cut the timber; the Rockingham Jarrah Timber company took over in 1874 and ran what is called the state's first major timber mill. Jarrah was railed to Rockingham and shipped on to London, Paris and Melbourne, and bauxite was mined nearby in the 1960s. The mill manager's house and a 1930s sawmill survive, the historic precinct passed to the National Trust in 2001, and the Jarrahdale Log Chop has tested axemen since the 1970s.
More advantaged than the national average
Jarrahdale 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.
Jarrahdale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,205
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,057
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Coordinates
- -32.3703, 116.1477
Jarrahdale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jarrahdale 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 mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 9% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 261 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 108 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 260 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 399 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 179 | 15% |
Share of the 1,207 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 133 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 237 | 56% |
| Rented | 36 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 426 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 432 occupied private dwellings in Jarrahdale.
- Median weekly rent
- $325
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,965
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,383
- Median weekly personal income
- $933
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 274 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 43 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 24 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 439 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 371
- Employed part-time
- 162
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 Jarrahdale
Where is Jarrahdale?
Jarrahdale is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Jarrahdale?
At the 2021 Census, Jarrahdale had a population of about 1,205.
Is Jarrahdale an advantaged area?
Jarrahdale 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.
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