WA · Trayning Council

Yelbeni, 6487

    What Yelbeni is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Trayning Council, Yelbeni keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric. 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. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

    At a glance

    Yelbeni snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    59
    Median household income / week
    $900
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    33.3%
    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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian 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
    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 statisticsWestern 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

    12 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

    1 post offices

    Local character & venue list

    Local character

    • Limited walkable amenities nearby
    Walkability proxy
    0/100
    Other(10)
    • Yelbeni RuralAgrarian
    • Yelbeni StoreAgrarian
    • Yelbeni StoreGas
    • Yelbeni StoreGeneral
    • Parking (3)
    • Yelbeni CPAPost office
    • Public toilets
    • Recycling
    • Shelter
    • Water Point

    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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Kununoppin Hospital (25.6 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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
    34° / 17°
    Rainfall
    44 mm · ~6 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    26° / 13°
    Rainfall
    87 mm · ~11 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    17° / 6°
    Rainfall
    122 mm · ~15 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 10°
    Rainfall
    55 mm · ~7 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 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 overlaysState 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 59.1 km away).

    Coalition 76.9%Labor 23.1%

    16.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -9.2 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • TrayningLabor 23.0% · Coalition 77.0% TPP (2025)13.9 km away
    • WyalkatchemLabor 21.7% · Coalition 78.3% TPP (2025)26.9 km away
    • KoordaLabor 18.3% · Coalition 81.7% TPP (2025)41.7 km away
    • BencubbinLabor 17.6% · Coalition 82.4% TPP (2025)44.1 km away
    • Special Hospital Team 3Labor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)51.8 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

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