Suburb report · WA 6233
Australind
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Population
17,390
Australind suburb profile
Who lives in Australind
At 148km from central Perth, Australind runs as its own regional market. With 17,390 residents, Australind is in the largest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, well above the 4,682 of the median suburb. Among the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, it ranks 2 by population. Australind has a median age of 38, near the state's median suburb at 39. Against the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, it is older than 56 and younger than 102. That is 10 years younger than the average of 48 in the other suburb of the Australind-Leschenault statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $107,800 a year, higher than 53% of Western Australian suburbs. That is 15.5% below the average of $127,500 in the other suburb of the Australind-Leschenault statistical area. On household income it ranks 57 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. 78.5% of households own their home, higher than 61% of Western Australian suburbs, and 21.5% rent. On ownership it ranks 48 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. In the other suburb of the Australind-Leschenault statistical area the ownership share is 93.5%, 15 points higher than in Australind.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 5,598 occupied private dwellings in Australind, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 48.4%, ahead of couples without children at 29.9% and people living alone at 19.6%. Of the 166 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, 37 have a higher share of families with children and 125 a lower one. The 19.6% share of people living alone sits below most of Western Australia, at the 31st percentile. At 29.9%, couples without children are more common here than in 65% of Western Australian suburbs. The rest of the Australind-Leschenault statistical area averages 47.8% families with children, 0.6 points below Australind.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 205 new dwellings were approved across the Australind-Leschenault statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 143 a year. Supply figures here are for the Australind-Leschenault statistical area, home to 21,751 residents in 2025, which takes in Australind and neighbouring suburbs. At 9.4 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 4.4 of the median Western Australian area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 96 in 2020 to 229 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Australind-Leschenault statistical area grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 1.2 points ahead. That rate is faster than 57% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 1.9% in 2021 to 2.3% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Greenfields differs most on the share of people living alone: 33% there against 19.6% in Australind. Halls Head is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 79.4% against 78.5%. Dalyellup sits 18km away, with a median household income of $119,000 against $107,800 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.