Durack WA 6743

Located in Western Australia, Durack sits 3,166 km from Perth CBD, around 39 hours 40 minutes by car. The locality has 169 residents, a median age of 32, and a median household income of $61,724 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 10.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $136 per week. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 169. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

127 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6743.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
52
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.40
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
105.0 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 75 (75%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 22 (22%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 3 (3%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
105.0 km
Rate
-0.02 m/yr
Net Movement
-1.7 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 100 of 100 points (100%)

Schools

One school serves Durack, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

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No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 8 students in one school (avg 8)

Primary

Government · K-12 · 8 students

Walkability

Durack is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Durack.

15
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
58
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
1 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
45 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Wyndham-East Kimberley: council population

The whole council area, not just Durack · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
8,441
+0.7% in a year
Change
+61
people since 2024
Density
0.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+62
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-64
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+63
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
1/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
5/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Durack is home to 169 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 32 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

169

10.1% since 2016

Median Age

32

10.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$61,724/yr

21.9% since 2016
Bottom 19% in WA

Census Median Rent

$136/wk

81.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

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Avg Household Size

2.7

12.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$42,068/yr

19.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

41.2%

2.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

34

27.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

20.0%

9.1% since 2016

Houses

50.0%

6.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

11.5%

49.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

—

Work From Home

0.0%

Dwelling Types

Houses 17 (50.0%)
Flats / Apartments 12 (35.3%)
Townhouses 5 (14.7%)

Property Ownership

Renting 16 (80.0%)
Owned Outright 4 (20.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 11 (68.8%)

0 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 11 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 16 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
74.6%
English Spoken at Home
59.2%
Employment Rate
53.7%
6.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
36.7%

Occupations

Managers 15 (21.4%)
Labourers 15 (21.4%)
Technicians & Trades 13 (18.6%)
Professionals 10 (14.3%)
Community & Personal Service 9 (12.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (7.1%)

Religion

No Religion 61 (36.1%)
Christianity 50 (29.6%)
Other Religions 32 (18.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Thailand 6 (3.6%)
France 5 (3.0%)
New Zealand 4 (2.4%)
England 3 (1.8%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Thai 6 (3.6%)
French 4 (2.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (5.9%)
5-14 23 (13.6%)
15-19 10 (5.9%)
20-24 13 (7.7%)
25-34 33 (19.5%)
35-44 23 (13.6%)
45-54 20 (11.8%)
55-64 18 (10.7%)
65-74 16 (9.5%)
75-84 6 (3.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 15 (46.9%)
One Parent Families 11 (34.4%)
Couple Families 6 (18.8%)

Commute to Work

Walked Only 28 (48.3%)
Car (driver) 22 (37.9%)
Car (passenger) 8 (13.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 23 (13.6%)
Bachelor Degree 16 (9.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (7.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (1.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 8 (25.0%)
1 car 11 (34.4%)
2 cars 6 (18.8%)
3 cars 4 (12.5%)
4+ cars 4 (12.5%)

Council Rates

Wyndham-East Kimberley
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $4,494 a year through Wyndham-East Kimberley based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$4,494/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Wyndham-East Kimberley

The whole council area, not just Durack · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 58 new dwellings were approved across Wyndham-East Kimberley. That mix is 35 houses and 23 units.

Trailing 12 months
58dwellings
Houses
35
detached dwellings
Units
23
townhouses + apartments

Setting

Elevation
434 m
above sea level, at the locality centre

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 6743, 12 of 4,433 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (98 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.13%
2024
0.16%
2025
0.27%

Rooftop solar

20
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 11.1 kW each

In postcode 6743, 445 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,251 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 14 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
26
2020
49
2021
33
2022
34
2023
19
2024
57
2025
21
2026
3

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.

Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Federal Electorate

Division of Durack

Currently held by Melissa Price Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Melissa Price 39.9% 60.1% -5.5
2022 Melissa Price 45.7% 54.3% -9.2
2019 Melissa Price 35.2% 64.8% +3.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Kimberley District

Currently held by Divina D'Anna WA Labor

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Divina D'Anna ALP 64.0%
2021 Divina D'Anna ALP 71.5%
2017 Josie Farrer ALP 63.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Durack

Is Durack a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Durack is low (35/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Durack?

Durack has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (10/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Durack?

Durack, WA had a population of 169 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Durack, WA?

The postcode for Durack, WA is 6743.

How far is Durack from Perth?

Durack is 3,166 km from Perth CBD by road, about 2381 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Durack?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Durack was $61,724 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Durack?

There are too few current rental listings in Durack for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $136, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Durack?

The median age of residents in Durack was 32 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Durack at risk of bushfire?

Durack has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Durack?

There is 1 school inside the Durack boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Durack?

First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Durack belong to?

Durack sits within the Wyndham-East Kimberley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Durack?

The average residential rates bill through Wyndham-East Kimberley is $4,494 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Durack?

Across Wyndham-East Kimberley, 58 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Durack in?

Durack sits within the federal Division of Durack, currently held by Melissa Price (Liberal).

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