Nungarin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Nungarin is a small town in the north-eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, about 278km east of Perth and 39km north of Merredin. The townsite reserve was set aside in 1910 and the town gazetted in 1912 as the surrounding land was opened for wheat farming, which remains the mainstay today, served by a CBH grain receival site. Nungarin's most unusual chapter came during the Second World War, when the army established the 5 Base Ordnance Depot here, a major store and workshop well inland from the coast. The old camp now houses the Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum, whose collection of military vehicles and farm machinery is the town's best-known attraction.
Less advantaged than the national average
Nungarin 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.
Nungarin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 152
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $911
- SEIFA score
- 960
- Coordinates
- -31.1047, 118.1823
Nungarin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nungarin 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 seniors (65+) at 31%, 25% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 25 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 20 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 23 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 44 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 51 | 31% |
Share of the 163 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 28 | 51% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 7 | 13% |
| Rented | 14 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 59 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 59 occupied private dwellings in Nungarin.
- Median weekly rent
- $88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,093
- Median weekly personal income
- $556
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 9 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 6 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 11 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 37 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 39.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.5%
- Employed full-time
- 31
- Employed part-time
- 13
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 Nungarin
Where is Nungarin?
Nungarin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Nungarin?
At the 2021 Census, Nungarin had a population of about 152.
Is Nungarin an advantaged area?
Nungarin 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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