Kwelkan, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Kwelkan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 960, 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.
Kwelkan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,437
- SEIFA score
- 960
- Coordinates
- -31.1410, 118.0194
Kwelkan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kwelkan 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 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 100% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 3 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4 occupied private dwellings in Kwelkan.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 1 people
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,624
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 0 (0%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50%
- Employed full-time
- 5
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Kwelkan
Where is Kwelkan?
Kwelkan is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Kwelkan?
At the 2021 Census, Kwelkan had a population of about 10.
Is Kwelkan an advantaged area?
Kwelkan has an ABS SEIFA score of 960, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 34 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of Australian suburbs.
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