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WA · Wyndham-East Kimberley Council

Mitchell Plateau, 6740

Est. population · Jun 2025

98

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.5%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,208/wk

Employment rate

60.8%

University qualified

6.8%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

20.8%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • National parks
  • Holiday parks
  • Regional centre
What Mitchell Plateau is known for: Beach, National parks, Holiday parks, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Mitchell Plateau is a major regional centre in Western Australia, in Wyndham-East Kimberley Council. It is close to the Mitchell River and the Mitchell Falls.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 15% above the peer median. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 40% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and thinner dining and café options, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Mitchell Plateau suits people prioritising lower rents and employment over open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Mitchell Plateau Beach
  • Mitchell River
  • Mitchell Falls
  • Lawley River
  • River National Park
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Mitchell Plateau compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$330/wk

Population (ERP)

98

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

20.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

46th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

100%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

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

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$330
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
45

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

98(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +6.5% over 5 years · 46th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+6.5%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+6
Growth rank in WA
46th 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 (~100), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
87
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,208
Dwelling vacancy
20%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 15
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$45
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
0% / 0% / 100%
Employment rate
60.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 14.3%
Walked or cycled to work
28.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 0 / 0 (+ 7 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

6.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 25.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified8.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational25.7% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below59.5% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies51.9%
  • Management and commerce14.8%
  • Agriculture and environment11.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.1%
  • Health11.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$48,254

10th percentile in WA · -18% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$43,604

4th percentile in WA · -33% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

10th percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$11,947

2nd percentile in WA · -81% vs Australia

Residents with business income
4.0%

5th percentile in WA · -61% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6740 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
495
Taxpayers reporting net rent
42
Median net rent
-$1,983
Taxpayers reporting business income
22
Taxable income vs state median
-21%
Salary / wages vs state median
-30%
Rental investment vs state median
-33%
Super vs state median
-81%
Business income vs state median
-50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

20.8% speak a language other than English at home; 29.4% born overseas

Language at home
57 English only · 15 other
Non-English at home
20.8%
Born overseas
20 (29.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
24 (27.6%)
Australian citizens
58
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Australian Indigenous languages3 · 100%

Religion

39.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 39.1%, while 33.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion33.3%42.5%
Christianity39.1%41.1%
Other / not stated27.6%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.2%18.7%
Uniting Church17.2%1.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Kimberley Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
8,602
Against the person
3,927
Against property
3,052
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
277.9
State crime-rate percentile
99.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Threatening Behaviour (Family)

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

222 mapped amenities

210 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 4 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(217)
  • Beach (200)
  • Cape Voltarie (S 1)Beach
  • Cape Voltarie (S 3)Beach
  • Montague Sound (E 18)Beach
  • Montague Sound (E 19)Beach
  • Montague Sound (E 23)Beach
  • Sharp Peak (S 1)Beach
  • Steep Head Is (E 1)Beach
  • Steep Head Is (E 4)Beach
  • Steep Head Is (E 6)Beach
  • swift bayBeach
  • Camp Creek Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • Laterite Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • Lawley River National ParkNature reserve
  • Low Rocks Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Mitchell River National ParkNature reserve
  • Niiwalarra Islands National ParkNature reserve
  • Uunguu Indigenous Protected AreaNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(5)
  • King Edward River Campground No 1Campground
  • King Edward River Campground No 2Campground
  • Mitchell Falls CampgroundCampground
  • Ngauwudu Safari CampCampground
  • Marunbabidi Wilderness CampCaravan park

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (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

  • Camp Creek Conservation ParkNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
33°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Wyndham Hospital (257.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.4

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

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° / 23°
Rainfall
815 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
33° / 19°
Rainfall
292 mm · ~36 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
31° / 12°
Rainfall
9 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
36° / 20°
Rainfall
182 mm · ~23 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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 557.0 km away).

Coalition 37.6%Labor 62.4%

22.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • WyndhamLabor 72.4% · Coalition 27.6% TPP (2025)241.4 km away
  • KununurraLabor 52.6% · Coalition 47.4% TPP (2025)314.4 km away
  • DerbyLabor 57.6% · Coalition 42.4% TPP (2025)399.8 km away
  • Fitzroy CrossingLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)404.1 km away
  • Halls CreekLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)438.8 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Wyndham-East Kimberley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Western Australia or interstate.