WA · Gnowangerup Council
Gnowangerup, WA, 6335
Current weather
12.3°CLight drizzle
87% humidity · 22.3 km/h wind · 14.1° / 7.5° today · 1.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#12 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Gnowangerup is a small locality in the Gnowangerup area, home to around 568 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 school and preschool site in the area, limited but present public transport access, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 568
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,458
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 70 of 268
- Median monthly mortgage
- $680
- Employment rate
- 52.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 963
- Gnowangerup District High SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Transwa Bay Transwa Gnowangerup
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
33 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- AFGRI Equipment AustraliaAgrarian
- Nutrien Ag SolutionsAgrarian
- BottlemartAlcohol
- atrmXATM
- Sadlers ButchersButcher
- Little Love GrovesCafe
- Gnowangerup Community Resource CentreCommunity centre
- Memorial HallCommunity centre
- Yougenup CentreCommunity centre
- Gnowangerup Bush Fire BrigadeFire station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gnowangerup Community Park - Nobarach ParkPark
- Pioneer ParkPark
- Varey ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Community and Child Health Servicesyes
- Gnowangerup District Hospitalhospital
- Gnowangerup Pharmacypharmacy
- Gnowangerup Shire Medical Practicedoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Gnowangerup Noongar Centre (fmr)7 Aylmore St, Gnowangerup5072
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 94.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #12 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- childcarechildcarechildcare
- Gnowangerup Noongar Centre (fmr)heritage7 Aylmore St, Gnowangerup5072
- Community and Child Health Serviceshealthyes
- Gnowangerup District Hospitalhealthhospital
- Gnowangerup Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Gnowangerup Shire Medical Practicehealthdoctor
- Gnowangerup Community Park - Nobarach Parkgovernmentpark
- Pioneer Parkgovernmentpark
- Varey Parkgovernmentpark
- Transwa Bay Transwa Gnowangeruptransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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