Median house price
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WA · Wongan-Ballidu Council
Ballidu, 6606
Est. population · Jun 2025
61
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.7%
Median age
65
Median income
$675/wk
Employment rate
40.4%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Wongan-Ballidu Council, Ballidu keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses and trains still link the suburb further afield. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Ballidu snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
61
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
51st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
63rd
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
61(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 63th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.7%
- 5-year growth
- +1.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in WA
- 63th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~50), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 58
- Median age
- 65
- Median household income / week
- $675
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 40
- Median monthly mortgage
- $442
- Employment rate
- 40.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 2,407
- Against the person
- 687
- Against property
- 977
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39,459
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -25.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)331
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order154
- Drug Offences589
- Property Damage269
- Stealing349
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Federation St Transwa Ballidu
- Federation St Transwa Ballidu
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
19 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 5/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 17.24
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 17.24
Food & drink(1)
- Ballidu Trading PostFast food
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(1)
1 train stations
Other(14)
- Ballidu Trading Post - NutrienAgrarian
- Louis Dreyfuss CommoditiesAgrarian
- Bbq
- Ballidu Volunteer Fire and Emergency ServiceFire station
- Ballidu Trading PostGas
- Ballidu Information BayParking
- Australia PostPost Box
- Ballidu LPOPost office
- Alpha Park BalliduPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Recycling
- Shelter (2)
- Shower
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alpha ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Wongan Hills Health Service (32.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 1
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 33° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 42 mm · ~5 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 86 mm · ~11 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 147 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 59 mm · ~7 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Durack
- Member of Parliament
- Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 119,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 78.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -5.5 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 72.9 km away).
Coalition 83.6%Labor 16.4%
23.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -7.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Wongan HillsLabor 18.1% · Coalition 81.9% TPP (2025)32.5 km away
- DalwallinuLabor 21.4% · Coalition 78.5% TPP (2025)38.5 km away
- MilingLabor 6.5% · Coalition 93.5% TPP (2025)40.6 km away
- CalingiriLabor 17.5% · Coalition 82.5% TPP (2025)62.0 km away
- New NorciaLabor 16.0% · Coalition 84.0% TPP (2025)66.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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