Wubin, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wubin is a small Wheatbelt town in Western Australia, about 272 kilometres north-north-east of Perth and 21 kilometres north of Dalwallinu. Its name is said to derive from Woobin Well, recorded as an Aboriginal name for a local water source around 1907. A railway siding was established in 1913 and the line reached the town by 1915, opening the surrounding country to wheat farming; a CBH grain receival point followed in 1936. Wubin sits near the northern edge of the Wheatbelt, where the cropping country gives way to pastoral and scrubland, and grain-growing remains the basis of the local economy. The town serves as a service stop on the Great Northern Highway for travellers heading further inland.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wubin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1053, 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.
Wubin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 90
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,166
- SEIFA score
- 1053
- Coordinates
- -30.1022, 116.5457
Wubin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wubin 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 28%, 23% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 24 | 28% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 21 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 21 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 16 | 19% |
Share of the 85 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 19 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5 | 14% |
| Rented | 8 | 23% |
| 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 Wubin.
- Median weekly rent
- $165
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,812
- Median weekly personal income
- $833
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 6 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 16 (18%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 23 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Employed full-time
- 20
- Employed part-time
- 13
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 Wubin
Where is Wubin?
Wubin is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Wubin?
At the 2021 Census, Wubin had a population of about 90.
Is Wubin an advantaged area?
Wubin has an ABS SEIFA score of 1053, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
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