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Wickham
3 km²
Daily life in Wickham is shaped by a young, working population where mining is the dominant industry. The community is notably youthful, with a typical resident aged just 31 and a very high proportion of children. This is a high-earning area where families are common and the workforce is overwhelmingly employed full-time. Situated in the Karratha region, it is a transient hub where many people have moved recently for work.
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The area is much younger than the national figure, with 28.7% of people under 15 and only 2.3% aged 65 or over. It has a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence at 14.4%, which is far above the 3.3% seen across Western Australia.
While most residents were born in Australia, 14.2% were born overseas, though this is far below the state and national figures. The most common ancestries are Australian and English.
English is the main language, but 9.4% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Very few residents, just 0.6%, speak little or no English.
Nearly half the population (49.5%) reports having no religion, a figure that is far above the national average of 38.9%.
Qualifications are often practical, with 42.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This is reflected in the workforce, where engineering and related fields make up 29.3% of qualifications.
Wickham is a very high-income community; typical weekly household earnings are $3,374, which is far above the national figure of $1,746. Over half of all households earn $3,000 or more per week.
Residents are generally healthy, with only 15.3% having a long-term health condition and just 1.3% needing help with daily activities, both of which are well below state and national levels.
Participation in unpaid childcare is much higher than most areas at 35.6%. The community is also active in volunteering, with 19.1% of people volunteering, which is well above the national rate.
Families with children make up 78% of households, and homes are typically larger than average with 2.9 people per home. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas.
Renting is the norm for 91.4% of households, and typical weekly rent is very low at $115. Only 2% of homes are owned outright, which is far below the national figure.
Most people drive to work, but 9.3% use public transport, which is well above the national figure. Very few people work from home, at just 0.7%.
The population is quite mobile, with 43.1% of residents having moved in the last five years. Recent arrivals from overseas make up 10.5% of the community.
Employment is very strong, with 70.1% of people working full-time and a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%. The local economy is heavily reliant on mining, which employs 56% of the workforce.
The area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.8, and there are no health services within a 15-minute walk. However, every single home is within a 15-minute walk of a park.