Suburb profile

Dowerin WA 6461

Dowerin is located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, postcode 6461. It has 510 properties across 40 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Dowerin, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Dowerin

Dowerin, WA 6461, sits in the Wheatbelt region and neighbours Minnivale, Hindmarsh, Koomberkine and Ucarty. Its 40 streets hold 510 properties, 483 of them houses and 27 units.

At the Census Dowerin had 3,801 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $1,202 a week, the median mortgage repayment $867 a month and the median rent $163 a week. Of 1,557 dwellings, 1,477 were separate houses, 52 semi-detached and 22 other; none were flats. Of the same 1,557 households, 742 owned outright, 325 owned with a mortgage and 352 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Dowerin

  • 3,801Peoplelive in the area
  • 47Median ageyears
  • $1,202Median household incomea week
  • $163Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,477
  • Townhouses and semis52
  • Other22

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$867a month
  • Household size2.2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 742Owned with a mortgage 325Rented 352Other 138

Schools in Dowerin

  • Dowerin District High School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Dowerin

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.