Wonnerup, WA

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

71/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Wonnerup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1025, 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.

Wonnerup at a glance

Population (2021): 196
Median age: 53
Median weekly household income: $1,468
SEIFA score: 1025
Coordinates: -33.6200, 115.4338

Wonnerup demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Wonnerup 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%, 19% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	38	18%
Youth (15–24)	10	5%
Young adults (25–44)	39	19%
Mid-life (45–64)	56	27%
Seniors (65+)	64	31%

Share of the 207 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	35	51%
Owned with a mortgage	17	25%
Rented	13	19%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	69	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 69 occupied private dwellings in Wonnerup.

Median weekly rent: $310
Median monthly mortgage: $2,048
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,062
Median weekly personal income: $909

Community and culture

Born overseas: 31 (17%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 10 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 8 (4%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 76 (47%)
Labour-force participation: 51.2%
Employed full-time: 36
Employed part-time: 38

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.

Weather and climate in Wonnerup

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wonnerup is January (average daytime high around 29.1°C) and the coolest is August (around 16.2°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.1°C	16.6°C	15 mm
Feb	28.6°C	16.9°C	16 mm
Mar	26.3°C	16.3°C	32 mm
Apr	22.3°C	13.8°C	40 mm
May	19°C	11.9°C	77 mm
Jun	16.9°C	10.8°C	92 mm
Jul	16.2°C	10.3°C	121 mm
Aug	16.2°C	9.6°C	103 mm
Sep	17.3°C	10.2°C	63 mm
Oct	19.6°C	11.4°C	39 mm
Nov	23.4°C	13.1°C	18 mm
Dec	26.9°C	15.1°C	8 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Wonnerup

Where is Wonnerup?

Wonnerup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Wonnerup?

At the 2021 Census, Wonnerup had a population of about 196.

Is Wonnerup an advantaged area?

Wonnerup has an ABS SEIFA score of 1025, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Wonnerup?

Wonnerup has average daytime highs of about 21.8°C and overnight lows of about 13°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).