Mount Hardman WA 6765

Mount Hardman sits 2,469 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 26 hours 55 minutes by car. Census data records 502 residents with a median age of 24 and a median household income of $48,932 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 10.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $75 per week. The area shows high crime risk and high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Mount Hardman a good place to live?

Mount Hardman scores a D (9/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 2469.1 km · 1614 min drive to Perth

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 60/100 · Crime 77/100 · Flood 11/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 24 · 502 residents

D

Liveability Rating

9 / 100 · Ranked #546 in WA

Each bar is Mount Hardman's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
19
Bushfire Moderate · Crime High · Flood Low
Socio-economic
0
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
10
Very car-dependent
CBD access
1
2469.1 km · 1614 min drive to Perth
How it's calculated: Safety rank 19 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 0 × 25% + Walkability rank 10 × 15% + CBD access rank 1 × 10% = 9 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Our score

9 / 100

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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. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Schools

One school serve Mount Hardman, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 at similar
  • • 68 students in one school (avg 68)

Combined

Independent · PP-8 · 68 students
ICSEA 675 (higher than 1% of Australian schools) · 0% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Mount Hardman 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 Mount Hardman.

15
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
54
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
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 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

Derby-West Kimberley: council population

The whole council area, not just Mount Hardman · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
8,683
+1.3% in a year
Change
+113
people since 2024
Density
0.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+52
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+18
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+43
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
2/10
2/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mount Hardman is home to 502 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 24 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

502

10.1% since 2016

Median Age

24

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$48,932/yr

31.1% since 2016
Bottom 8% in WA

Census Median Rent

$75/wk

25.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

—

Avg Household Size

4.1

2.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$15,184/yr

23.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

3.7%

80.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

109

12.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

—

Houses

97.2%

3.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

8.0%

9.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

—

Work From Home

10.6%

Dwelling Types

Houses 106 (97.2%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (2.8%)

Property Ownership

Renting 100 (100.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 90 (90.0%)

83 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 7 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 100 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
94.8%
English Spoken at Home
10.0%
Employment Rate
23.4%
31.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
19.1%

Occupations

Professionals 15 (19.0%)
Labourers 15 (19.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 8 (10.1%)
Technicians & Trades 7 (8.9%)
Managers 6 (7.6%)
Sales 4 (5.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (5.1%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (3.8%)

Religion

Christianity 101 (20.1%)
No Religion 24 (4.8%)
Other Religions 11 (2.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Philippines 7 (1.4%)
New Zealand 4 (0.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 69 (13.7%)
5-14 83 (16.5%)
15-19 48 (9.6%)
20-24 48 (9.6%)
25-34 89 (17.7%)
35-44 61 (12.2%)
45-54 52 (10.4%)
55-64 25 (5.0%)
65-74 15 (3.0%)
75-84 8 (1.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 60 (49.6%)
One Parent Families 36 (29.8%)
Lone Person 19 (15.7%)
Other Families 6 (5.0%)

Commute to Work

Walked Only 27 (40.9%)
Car (driver) 17 (25.8%)
Car (passenger) 12 (18.2%)
Worked from Home 7 (10.6%)
Bus 3 (4.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 20 (4.0%)
Bachelor Degree 9 (1.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (1.2%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (0.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (0.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 58 (59.8%)
1 car 31 (32.0%)
2 cars 8 (8.2%)

Council Rates

Derby-West Kimberley
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,945 a year through Derby-West Kimberley based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$3,945/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Derby-West Kimberley

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

In the year to August 2026, 29 new dwellings were approved across Derby-West Kimberley. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
29dwellings
Houses
29
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Setting

Elevation
151 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

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 6765, 0 of 757 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.8% (6 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.8%.

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

Rooftop solar

9
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 14.5 kW each

In postcode 6765, 48 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 532 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 13 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
4
2020
5
2021
4
2022
0
2023
3
2024
2
2025
13
2026
0

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 Mount Hardman

Is Mount Hardman a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mount Hardman is high (77/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Mount Hardman?

Mount Hardman has a moderate recorded bushfire history (60/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (11/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Mount Hardman a good place to live?

Mount Hardman has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (9/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Mount Hardman?

Mount Hardman, WA had a population of 502 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mount Hardman, WA?

The postcode for Mount Hardman, WA is 6765.

How far is Mount Hardman from Perth?

Mount Hardman is 2,469 km from Perth CBD by road, about 1614 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mount Hardman?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Hardman was $48,932 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 Mount Hardman?

There are too few current rental listings in Mount Hardman for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $75, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mount Hardman?

The median age of residents in Mount Hardman was 24 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mount Hardman at risk of bushfire?

Mount Hardman has a moderate recorded bushfire history (60/100). 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 Mount Hardman?

There is 1 school inside the Mount Hardman boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Hardman?

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 Mount Hardman belong to?

Mount Hardman sits within the Derby-West Kimberley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mount Hardman?

The average residential rates bill through Derby-West Kimberley is $3,945 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mount Hardman?

Across Derby-West Kimberley, 29 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 Mount Hardman in?

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

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