Port Denison, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Port Denison is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 924, 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.
Port Denison at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,452
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $1,027
- SEIFA score
- 924
- Coordinates
- -29.2909, 114.9348
Port Denison demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Port Denison 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 37%, 29% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 194 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 103 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 224 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 394 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 529 | 37% |
Share of the 1,444 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 268 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 114 | 19% |
| Rented | 173 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 477 | 80% |
| Townhouses & semis | 106 | 18% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 596 occupied private dwellings in Port Denison.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,480
- Median weekly personal income
- $617
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 179 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 35 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 48 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 407 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 288
- Employed part-time
- 183
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 Port Denison
Where is Port Denison?
Port Denison is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Port Denison?
At the 2021 Census, Port Denison had a population of about 1,452.
Is Port Denison an advantaged area?
Port Denison has an ABS SEIFA score of 924, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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