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Napier, WA

Napier had a population of 269 at the 2021 Census (−1.8% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,531. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Napier at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Napier's population shrank by 1.8% to 269, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.5%.

20.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 53.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 96 households.

The median household earns $1,531 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $175 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,867 a month.

17.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 2.7% use a language other than English at home. 54.8% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Napier beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNapierWAAustralia
Population2692,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−1.8%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households96964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting20.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright53.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,531$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$175$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,867$1,842$1,863
Born overseas17.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.7%19.6%23.6%
No religion54.8%46.7%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

−1.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2602011
  2. 2742016
  3. 2692021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Napier Western Australia
Share of people by age, Napier and Western Australia
0–914.9%
10–1912.3%
20–294.8%
30–399.7%
40–4913.4%
50–5921.9%
60–6914.5%
70–7910.0%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Napier at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.0%
  2. Australian44.6%
  3. Italian9.3%
  4. Irish8.1%
  5. Scottish6.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.1%
  2. Italian1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.5%
  2. the Philippines2.0%
  3. New Zealand1.2%

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

Around Napier

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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