Kealy, WA

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

44/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Kealy is more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 977, 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.

Kealy at a glance

Population (2021): 1,119
Median age: 30
Median weekly household income: $1,895
SEIFA score: 977
Coordinates: -33.6647, 115.2305

Kealy demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Kealy 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 37%, 23% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	293	26%
Youth (15–24)	131	12%
Young adults (25–44)	418	37%
Mid-life (45–64)	174	15%
Seniors (65+)	107	10%

Share of the 1,123 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	57	14%
Owned with a mortgage	240	61%
Rented	91	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	363	92%
Townhouses & semis	10	3%
Flats & apartments	21	5%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 394 occupied private dwellings in Kealy.

Median weekly rent: $420
Median monthly mortgage: $1,781
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $2,066
Median weekly personal income: $918

Community and culture

Born overseas: 212 (19%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 92 (9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 27 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 446 (56%)
Labour-force participation: 74.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Employed full-time: 353
Employed part-time: 207

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 Kealy

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kealy 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 Kealy

Where is Kealy?

Kealy is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Kealy?

At the 2021 Census, Kealy had a population of about 1,119.

Is Kealy an advantaged area?

Kealy has an ABS SEIFA score of 977, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 44 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Kealy?

Kealy 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).