Ruabon, WA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

68/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Ruabon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1019, 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.

Ruabon at a glance

Population (2021): 82
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $2,125
SEIFA score: 1019
Coordinates: -33.6485, 115.4833

Ruabon demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Ruabon 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 young adults (25–44) at 27%, 15% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	15	18%
Youth (15–24)	8	10%
Young adults (25–44)	23	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	23	27%
Seniors (65+)	15	18%

Share of the 84 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	7	35%
Owned with a mortgage	10	50%
Rented	3	15%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	25	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 25 occupied private dwellings in Ruabon.

Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 3.2 people
Median weekly family income: $2,100
Median weekly personal income: $734

Community and culture

Born overseas: 10 (14%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 3 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 32 (50%)
Labour-force participation: 76.1%
Unemployment rate: 2%
Employed full-time: 19
Employed part-time: 21

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 Ruabon

Where is Ruabon?

Ruabon is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Ruabon?

At the 2021 Census, Ruabon had a population of about 82.

Is Ruabon an advantaged area?

Ruabon has an ABS SEIFA score of 1019, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 68 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of Australian suburbs.