Kojonup, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kojonup is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 256 kilometres south-east of Perth on the road to Albany. It lies in the country of the Noongar people, in particular the Kaneang language group, and takes its name from kodja, a Noongar word for the stone axe once made from rock found nearby. A government surveyor reached the district in 1837, led by Noongar guides to a reliable freshwater spring, and a small military post was set up to protect travellers and the mail. Stone barracks built in 1845 still stand and rank among the oldest buildings in the state. Wool farming later became the mainstay. The award-winning Kodja Place visitor centre now tells the area's Aboriginal and settler stories side by side.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kojonup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 923, 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.
Kojonup at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,157
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,273
- SEIFA score
- 923
- Coordinates
- -33.8298, 117.1636
Kojonup demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kojonup 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 27%, 33% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 215 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 81 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 264 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 310 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 277 | 24% |
Share of the 1,147 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 167 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 110 | 24% |
| Rented | 153 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 431 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 30 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 474 occupied private dwellings in Kojonup.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,839
- Median weekly personal income
- $793
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 193 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 86 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 90 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 384 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Employed full-time
- 291
- Employed part-time
- 198
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 Kojonup
Where is Kojonup?
Kojonup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Kojonup?
At the 2021 Census, Kojonup had a population of about 1,157.
Is Kojonup an advantaged area?
Kojonup has an ABS SEIFA score of 923, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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