Western Australia council

Quairading

956 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,017 km², 12 suburbs. Council website: quairading.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

956

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -1.4% in a year

Density

0.5/km²

2,017 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$153k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$2,535

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.2 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

12

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
54
Median household income
$1,129/week
Median rent
$130/week
Median mortgage repayment
$800/month
Households renting
16.3%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

12 suburbs where Quairading holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Quairading619All / 14%1
South Quairading54All / 12%8
Dulbelling52All / 35%8
Doodenanning51All / 12%8
Dangin31All / 20%8
Cubbine27All / 13%8
Badjaling26All / 10%8
Pantapin25All / 15%8
Balkuling21All / 41%8
Wamenusking21All / 16%8
Yoting17All / 12%8
Mount Stirling16All / 12%8

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

16%

Over 12 of 12 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 12 of 12 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • O'Connor · Rick WILSON (LP)100%

State districts

  • Central Wheatbelt · Lachlan Hunter (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.