Wagin WA 6315
Wagin is a town in Western Australia, 226 km from Perth CBD, around 2 hours 45 minutes by car. Population is 1,448; the median age is 51 and the median household income is $55,796 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town fell 3.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $195 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $932. Wagin is characterised by high crime risk. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Wagin a good town?
Wagin scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 36/100 · 225.8 km · 167 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $338K
High crime risk
Fire 15/100 · Crime 74/100 · Flood 45/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 51 · 1,448 residents
Liveability Rating
26 / 100 · Ranked #478 in WAEach bar is Wagin'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.
How do you rate the liveability in Wagin?
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Our score
26 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWagin's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $338,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$337,500
Based on 46 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 37 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $275K
- 3 bed 14 sales $282K
- 4 bed 14 sales $420K
Land
$40,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wagin are currently listed at around $410,000 on average. Based on 13 houses listed in the past six months.
$410K
13 houses listed in the last 6 months.
14 of the suburb's 580 dwellings (2.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
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 Wagin, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 217 students in one school (avg 217)
Combined
Walkability
Wagin is car-dependent on foot — at 36/100, most errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Wagin.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 966
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
Wagin: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Wagin is home to about 1,400 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $56,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,448
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$55,796/yr
Census Median Rent
$195/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$932/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$32,292/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
18.4%
Total Dwellings
580
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.2%
Houses
93.4%
Rental Stress
18.2%
Mortgage Stress
20.0%
Work From Home
6.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
24 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 23 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 140 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 70.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.3%
- Employment Rate
- 46.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 27.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
35 residents (2.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.6% of residents (104) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (104).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,377 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (5 of 567).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 606 people work here; 567 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.1 per resident). At least 4% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,190 a year through Wagin based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Wagin
In the year to August 2026, 10 new dwellings were approved across Wagin. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 100.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Wagin, 0.8 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 269 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 382 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.9°C
- 24 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.0°C
- 3 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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
In postcode 6315, 0 of 2,117 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (22 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6315, 419 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 865 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 16 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.
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.
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $337,500 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rick Wilson Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rick Wilson | 36.7% | 63.3% | -6.6 |
| 2022 | Rick Wilson | 43.0% | 57.0% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Rick Wilson | 35.5% | 64.5% | -0.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Peter Rundle The Nationals WA
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peter Rundle NP | 75.1% |
| 2021 | Peter Rundle NP | 61.1% |
| 2017 | Peter Rundle NP | 64.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Wagin?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,448 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Wagin
Is Wagin a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wagin is high (74/100, 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 Wagin?
Wagin has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (45/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wagin a good place to live?
Wagin has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), 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 Wagin?
Wagin, WA had a population of 1,448 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wagin, WA?
The postcode for Wagin, WA is 6315.
How far is Wagin from Perth?
Wagin is 226 km from Perth CBD by road, about 167 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wagin?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wagin was $55,796 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 Wagin?
There are too few current rental listings in Wagin for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $195, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Wagin?
The median age of residents in Wagin was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Wagin at risk of bushfire?
Wagin has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town 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 Wagin?
There is 1 school inside the Wagin boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Wagin walkable?
Wagin scores 36/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Wagin?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wagin, Wagin (0.8 km away), summer days average 30.9°C, winter nights 6°C, 382 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 24 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wagin?
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 Wagin belong to?
Wagin sits within the Wagin local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wagin?
The average residential rates bill through Wagin is $3,190 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Wagin?
Across Wagin, 10 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 100.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Wagin in?
Wagin sits within the federal Division of O'connor, currently held by Rick Wilson (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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