Henderson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Henderson

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Over 500mm more rain falls annually in Henderson than the Western Australian average, making it much wetter than the state overall. This coastal area sees an average annual rainfall of 686mm, which is actually lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Henderson, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Henderson sits — Average annual rainfall

686
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Henderson — lower than 69% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Henderson686
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The typical maximum temperature is 24.4°C, which is well below the state figure of 31.3°C. Meanwhile, the average minimum temperature of 14.0°C is much higher than in most similar areas.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Henderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011155/henderson/topic/environment-climate