Port Hedland vs South Hedland

Population, income, rent and housing for Port Hedland, WA and South Hedland, WA, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

Port Hedland on the left, South Hedland on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

4,081 Rank 1,884
Population
11,046 Rank 525
$1,859/wk Rank 24
Median Weekly Income
$1,415/wk Rank 168
$210/wk Rank 7,231
Median Weekly Rent
$240/wk Rank 6,627
34 years
Median Age
32 years
$1,812/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,387/mo
$3,434/wk
Household Income
$2,586/wk
$3,971/wk
Family Income
$3,024/wk
2.5 people
Household Size
2.7 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

Port Hedland

6.1%
Under 25%: affordable

South Hedland

9.3%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Port Hedland

Male 51.9% Female 48.1%
Density: 61 people/km²

South Hedland

Male 52.5% Female 47.5%
Density: 496 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Port Hedland
Lower median rent Port Hedland
Larger population South Hedland
Lower rent share of income Port Hedland

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.