Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
North Plantations suburb profile
North Plantations, WA · Postcode 6701
This North Plantations suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for North Plantations, WA (postcode 6701). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare North Plantations with nearby suburbs.
North Plantations at a glance
Population
377
Median rent
$150/wk
Household income
$1,875/wk
Median age
46
North Plantations trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6.2% over 10 years
Population
377
was 352 in 2016
+25 · +7.1%
Household income
$1,875/wk
was $1,928/wk in 2016
$53 · -2.7%
Median age
46
was 43 in 2016
+3 · +7%
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North Plantations people
- Population
- 377
- Median age
- 46
- Born overseas
- 40.6%
- Average household size
- 2.6
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
North Plantations income
- Median household income
- $1,875/wk
- Median personal income
- $831/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
North Plantations housing
- Median rent
- $150/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,661/mo
- Separate houses
- 84.6%
- Flats & apartments
- 0%
- Owned outright
- 31.5%
- Mortgaged
- 20.8%
- Rented
- 26.2%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 8.5%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
North Plantations work
- Employment to population
- 66.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Year 12 or above
- 38.9%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
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About this North Plantations suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching North Plantations. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology