Three Springs, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Three Springs is a small Wheatbelt town in the Mid West of Western Australia, about 313 kilometres north of Perth and 172 kilometres south-east of Geraldton. Its name was recorded by the government surveyor Charles Cooke Hunt in 1867 after some nearby springs. When the Midland railway arrived in 1895 the place became a siding, and the townsite was gazetted in 1908 under the name Kadathinni, though locals kept calling it Three Springs until the name was officially changed to match in 1946. Broadacre grain and sheep farming anchor the economy, and just outside town Imerys works what is described as the world's second-largest talc mine. Spring wildflowers and the historic Commercial Hotel add to the town's appeal.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Three Springs is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 885, 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 Three Springs 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.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Three Springs 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
93/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $115 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 93% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- 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.
Three Springs at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 356
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,212
- SEIFA score
- 885
- Local government area
- Three Springs
- Coordinates
- -29.5342, 115.7638
Map of Three Springs
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Housing & property in Three Springs
What it costs to live in Three Springs and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $115
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $596
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 62%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 30%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Three Springs demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Three Springs demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Three Springs 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 28% and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 70 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 21 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 73 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 86 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 95 | 28% |
Share of the 345 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 57 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 24 | 18% |
| Rented | 39 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 113 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 124 occupied private dwellings in Three Springs.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,395
- Median weekly personal income
- $571
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 51 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 11 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 46 (13%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 99 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 44.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Employed full-time
- 80
- Employed part-time
- 34
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 Three Springs
Is Three Springs 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, Three Springs rates 37/100 overall (Below the national middle 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 Three Springs?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Three Springs was $115, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $596. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Three Springs?
Three Springs is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Three Springs local government area.
What is the population of Three Springs?
At the 2021 Census, Three Springs had a population of about 356.
Is Three Springs an advantaged area?
Three Springs has an ABS SEIFA score of 885, 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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