Purnululu, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Purnululu is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, 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.
Purnululu at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,750
- SEIFA score
- 880
- Coordinates
- -17.4617, 128.5335
Purnululu demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Purnululu 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 children (0–14) at 73% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 11 | 73% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 15 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Median weekly rent
- $450
- Average household size
- 3.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,750
- 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
- 3 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 25%
- Employed full-time
- 4
- 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 Purnululu
Where is Purnululu?
Purnululu is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Purnululu?
At the 2021 Census, Purnululu had a population of about 13.
Is Purnululu an advantaged area?
Purnululu has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.
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