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Bayonet Head, WA

Bayonet Head had a population of 3,272 at the 2021 Census (+10.8% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,349. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bayonet Head at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bayonet Head's population grew by 10.8% to 3,272, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.8%.

21.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 38.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,231 households.

The median household earns $1,349 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $348 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,585 a month.

19.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.3% use a language other than English at home. 57.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bayonet Head beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBayonet HeadWAAustralia
Population3,2722,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+10.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age42.038.038.2
Households1,231965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.2%6.5%14.3%
Renting21.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright38.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,349$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$348$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,585$1,841$1,866
Born overseas19.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.3%19.7%23.6%
No religion57.4%46.6%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+10.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,4972011
  2. 2,9542016
  3. 3,2722021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bayonet Head Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bayonet Head and Western Australia
0–912.6%
10–1913.8%
20–299.3%
30–3911.6%
40–4912.1%
50–5911.6%
60–6913.4%
70–7910.5%
80+5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bayonet Head at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.5%
  2. Australian44.6%
  3. Scottish10.9%
  4. Irish8.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.8%
  2. German0.4%
  3. Italian0.4%
  4. Cantonese0.3%
  5. Vietnamese0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England9.0%
  2. New Zealand2.0%
  3. South Africa1.7%
  4. Scotland0.9%
  5. Zimbabwe0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Bayonet Head

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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