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Western Australia · SA2 506051138

What's going on in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove

Population 19,729 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#75 of 241 in Western Australia

for Unemployment rate (5.3%)

Rank 2

#83 of 241 in Western Australia

for Median rent (weekly) ($360)

Rank 3

#84 of 241 in Western Australia

for % single-parent families (14.5%)

The three dimensions where Forrestfield - Wattle Grove picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,839 / week
#116 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
36 years
#184 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
20.1%
#157 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
5.3%
#75 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#188 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Forrestfield - Wattle Grove's sharpest rank is for Unemployment rate. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #813 · one rank above Canning Vale - East Western Australia ↓ #815 · one rank below Murdoch - Kardinya Western Australia

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.