Median house price
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WA · Yilgarn Council
Mount Jackson, 6426
Est. population · Jun 2025
127
Growth (1 yr)
-0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
-0.8%
Median age
39
Median income
$0/wk
Employment rate
63.9%
Languages at home
19.5%non-English
Most common: Tagalog, Filipino
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Mount Jackson is a hillside smaller community in Yilgarn Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. It sits a long way from Perth and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. Families and commuters make up much of the community.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. Reported crime has been falling recently.
At a glance
Mount Jackson snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
127
-0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
40th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
4th
percentile in WA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
127(June 2025)
-0.8% annual · -0.8% over 5 years · 4th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.8%
- 5-year growth
- -0.8%
- Change in 1 year
- -1
- Change in 5 years
- -1
- Growth rank in WA
- 4th 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 -1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 124
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 63.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
- 18,952.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 40.3th (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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Hospital (115.6 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)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 15.7
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
- 35° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 44 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 81 mm · ~10 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 35 mm · ~4 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
- O'Connor
- Member of Parliament
- Rick WILSON (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,006
- Turnout (2025)
- 86.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -6.6 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 248.0 km away).
Coalition 69.7%Labor 30.3%
6.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -9.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Southern CrossLabor 20.9% · Coalition 79.0% TPP (2025)131.9 km away
- Bruce RockLabor 21.3% · Coalition 78.7% TPP (2025)216.8 km away
- CoolgardieLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)228.2 km away
- NarembeenLabor 14.0% · Coalition 86.0% TPP (2025)228.8 km away
- HannansLabor 45.0% · Coalition 55.0% TPP (2025)244.9 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
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