Kalgup, WA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

55/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Kalgup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 995, 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.

Kalgup at a glance

Population (2021): 91
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $2,625
SEIFA score: 995
Coordinates: -33.7214, 115.3716

Kalgup demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Kalgup 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 31%, 23% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	14	15%
Youth (15–24)	18	19%
Young adults (25–44)	20	21%
Mid-life (45–64)	29	31%
Seniors (65+)	14	15%

Share of the 95 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	14	45%
Owned with a mortgage	10	32%
Rented	7	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	28	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 28 occupied private dwellings in Kalgup.

Median weekly rent: $175
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $2,833
Median weekly personal income: $939

Community and culture

Born overseas: 15 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 38 (54%)
Labour-force participation: 80.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%
Employed full-time: 34
Employed part-time: 19

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 Kalgup

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kalgup is January (average daytime high around 28.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 16°C). The area receives roughly 548 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.5°C	16.3°C	13 mm
Feb	28.1°C	16.6°C	15 mm
Mar	25.9°C	16.1°C	33 mm
Apr	22.1°C	13.8°C	34 mm
May	18.8°C	12°C	72 mm
Jun	16.7°C	10.9°C	83 mm
Jul	16°C	10.4°C	108 mm
Aug	16°C	9.6°C	83 mm
Sep	17.2°C	10.1°C	52 mm
Oct	19.3°C	11.3°C	32 mm
Nov	23.1°C	13°C	16 mm
Dec	26.5°C	14.8°C	7 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Kalgup

Where is Kalgup?

Kalgup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Kalgup?

At the 2021 Census, Kalgup had a population of about 91.

Is Kalgup an advantaged area?

Kalgup has an ABS SEIFA score of 995, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 55 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Kalgup?

Kalgup has average daytime highs of about 21.5°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 548 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).