Manjimup, WA
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Manjimup is a timber and orchard town in Western Australia’s South West, roughly 307 kilometres south of Perth in the Shire of Manjimup. According to the ABS 2021 Census (SAL50891), 4,279 people live in the suburb. The town sits at 287 metres elevation in a mild, reliably wet Mediterranean climate — around 980–1,000 mm of annual rainfall — conditions that draw comparisons to the truffle country of Périgord, France. That comparison is deliberate: Manjimup is now the mainland’s leading producer of black truffles, supplying restaurants in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. The Pink Lady apple was also bred here in 1973 by WA Department of Agriculture researcher John Cripps, and the trademark now covers production across four continents. The Four Aces — a line of four karri trees estimated at over 400 years old — and the Diamond Tree fire lookout draw visitors to the tall-timber forest country that has defined this valley since the first mills opened. The census profile is older and more regionally grounded than the WA state norm. Median age is 42, four years above the WA median of 38. University-educated residents make up just 8.6% of the adult population against 23.8% across WA, but over a fifth of workers — 19.6% — are labourers, and another 15.4% are tradespeople, tracking the timber and horticultural economy. Median household income sits at $1,208 a week, well below the WA figure of $1,815. A relatively high share of residents report Italian ancestry (6.5%), a legacy of post-war migration to the region’s orchards and farms. The timber-getter Thomas Muir first settled here in 1856; the town was gazetted in 1910 and the railway reached it the following year.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Manjimup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 887, 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.
Is Manjimup a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Manjimup from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
9/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (9/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
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- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Manjimup at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,279
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,208
- SEIFA score
- 887
- Local government area
- Manjimup
- Coordinates
- -34.2477, 116.1467
Map of Manjimup
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Housing & property in Manjimup
What it costs to live in Manjimup and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,148
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 63%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 34%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Manjimup demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Manjimup demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Manjimup 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% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 788 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 516 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 958 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,092 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 923 | 22% |
Share of the 4,277 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 548 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 538 | 31% |
| Rented | 585 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,502 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 189 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 18 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,730 occupied private dwellings in Manjimup.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,593
- Median weekly personal income
- $674
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 581 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 280 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 216 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,309 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,138
- Employed part-time
- 633
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.
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Common questions about Manjimup
Is Manjimup a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Manjimup rates 27/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Manjimup?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Manjimup was $250, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,148. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Manjimup?
Manjimup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Manjimup local government area.
What is the population of Manjimup?
At the 2021 Census, Manjimup had a population of about 4,279.
Is Manjimup an advantaged area?
Manjimup has an ABS SEIFA score of 887, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
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