Caiguna Suburb Profile

Caiguna is less a suburb than a lifeline: a tiny roadhouse settlement of around 30 people perched on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain along the Eyre Highway. Travellers crossing between Perth and the east coast stop here for fuel, tyres, and a break from the relentless flatness of the plain. It sits beside the Ninety Mile Straight and near the Caiguna Blowhole, making it a genuine outback landmark despite its minuscule scale. At 60, the median age is higher than average, and households earn $900/week.