Wyalkatchem bushfire risk

Of Wyalkatchem’s 482 mapped properties, 22.8% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Wyalkatchem’s bushfire exposure is in line with the WA average of 21.7%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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Flood mapping
22.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
482
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wyalkatchem

Flood and bushfire areas across Wyalkatchem. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Wyalkatchem

Wyalkatchem sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,059 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,059 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wyalkatchem

Wyalkatchem is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential94.4% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural residential

Other2.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Other1.5% of properties

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Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Wyalkatchem

At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Wyalkatchem’s 358 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43%
Australian33.5%
Scottish12%
Australian Aboriginal8.4%
Irish8.1%
Indian3.6%

Top countries of birth

England6.4%
New Zealand1.7%
Philippines1.4%
India0.8%
Ireland0.8%
United States0.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Other suburbs in Wyalkatchem

Compare Wyalkatchem with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.