WA · Northam Council
Clackline, WA, 6564
Current weather
13.5°CClear sky
83% humidity · 15.3 km/h wind · 16.1° / 6.3° today · 1.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#55 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Clackline is a small locality in the Northam area, home to around 330 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $650, limited but present public transport access, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 330
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,333
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 162
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 52.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 4
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Transwa Bay Transwa Clackline
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Drinking water
- Parking (2)
- Picnic Table (2)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Clackline CPAPost office
- Lion ParkPublic toilets
- Shelter (5)
- TelstraTelephone
- Water Point
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Clackline BridgeLockyer Rd, Clackline10910
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 78.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #55 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Clackline BridgeheritageLockyer Rd, Clackline10910
- Transwa Bay Transwa Clacklinetransport
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Clackline CPAamenitiespost_office
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Lion Parkamenitiestoilets
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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