Suburb in Albany

Port Albany, WA

Port Albany had a population of 133 at the 2021 Census (+4.7% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,674. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Port Albany at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Port Albany's population grew by 4.7% to 133, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 2.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

21.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 54.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 55 households.

The median household earns $1,674 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,083 a month.

27.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 60.2% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Port Albany beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePort AlbanyWAAustralia
Population1332,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.7%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households55964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting21.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright54.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,674$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$280$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,842$1,863
Born overseas27.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%19.6%23.6%
No religion60.2%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

+4.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1352011
  2. 1272016
  3. 1332021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Port Albany Western Australia
Share of people by age, Port Albany and Western Australia
0–92.3%
10–1917.3%
20–294.5%
30–3912.8%
40–499.0%
50–5918.0%
60–6920.3%
70–796.8%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Port Albany at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.9%
  2. Australian43.1%
  3. Irish12.3%
  4. Scottish9.2%
  5. Italian6.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England12.0%
  2. New Zealand5.3%
  3. France2.3%
  4. Scotland2.3%

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

Around Port Albany

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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