Kulin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kulin is a small town in the eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, around 280 kilometres east-south-east of Perth. European settlement of the district began about 1909, and the town site was gazetted in 1915, the name taken from nearby Kulin Rock, which early surveyors recorded as Coolin. Kulin is best known today for the Tin Horse Highway, a stretch of road lined with more than a hundred quirky tin horse sculptures built by local farmers, which leads to the annual Kulin Bush Races held each October. The town also boasts a celebrated freeway-style water slide at its aquatic centre, an unexpected attraction in a dry inland farming community.
Less advantaged than the national average
Kulin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 932, 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.
Kulin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 352
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,357
- SEIFA score
- 932
- Coordinates
- -32.6825, 118.2233
Kulin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kulin 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 26%, 27% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 72 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 19 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 79 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 89 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 89 | 26% |
Share of the 348 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 67 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22 | 16% |
| Rented | 36 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 131 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 135 occupied private dwellings in Kulin.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $561
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,019
- Median weekly personal income
- $756
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 38 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 6 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 12 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 125 (46%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Employed full-time
- 84
- 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 Kulin
Where is Kulin?
Kulin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Kulin?
At the 2021 Census, Kulin had a population of about 352.
Is Kulin an advantaged area?
Kulin has an ABS SEIFA score of 932, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
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