Kondinin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kondinin is a wheatbelt town in the eastern agricultural region of Western Australia, roughly 280 kilometres east of Perth on the road between Corrigin and Hyden. The town takes its name from a nearby lake and well, though the meaning of the word is unknown. Surveyor John Septimus Roe passed through the district in the late 1840s, pastoral leases followed after 1905, and the townsite was gazetted in 1915 once the railway reached it. Wheat and sheep farming remain the backbone of the local economy, and Kondinin serves as a receival point for the state's bulk grain handler. The town centre keeps a row of heritage shops along Gordon Street, and a gazebo marks the centenary of women's suffrage.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kondinin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 914, 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.
Kondinin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 332
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $986
- SEIFA score
- 914
- Coordinates
- -32.4298, 118.2900
Kondinin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kondinin 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 36%, 25% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 47 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 21 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 64 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 115 | 36% |
| Seniors (65+) | 74 | 23% |
Share of the 321 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 68 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 25 | 17% |
| Rented | 36 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 129 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 134 occupied private dwellings in Kondinin.
- Median weekly rent
- $120
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,718
- Median weekly personal income
- $744
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 38 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 20 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 50 (15%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 110 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Employed full-time
- 114
- Employed part-time
- 54
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 Kondinin
Where is Kondinin?
Kondinin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Kondinin?
At the 2021 Census, Kondinin had a population of about 332.
Is Kondinin an advantaged area?
Kondinin has an ABS SEIFA score of 914, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
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