Council area

Bayswater, WA

Bayswater had a population of 69,283 at the 2021 Census (+4.8% since 2016). Median age 38.3. Median weekly household income $1,740. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bayswater at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bayswater's population grew by 4.8% to 69,283, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). Its median age of 38.3 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

32.3% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 29.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 9.8% of homes (6.5% across Western Australia). The 2021 Census counted 28,055 households.

The median household earns $1,740 a week, in line with the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $339 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,881 a month.

39.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 28.5% use a language other than English at home. 42.3% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bayswater beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBayswaterWAAustralia
Population69,2832,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age38.338.038.2
Households28,055965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments9.8%6.5%14.3%
Renting32.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright29.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,740$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$339$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,881$1,841$1,866
Born overseas39.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home28.5%19.7%23.6%
No religion42.3%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

+4.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 62,4102011
  2. 66,0942016
  3. 69,2832021

Age

Median age 38.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bayswater Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bayswater and Western Australia
0–911.0%
10–199.5%
20–2913.8%
30–3917.6%
40–4913.4%
50–5911.9%
60–6910.4%
70–797.7%
80+4.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bayswater at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English32.0%
  2. Australian25.6%
  3. Italian9.8%
  4. Irish9.4%
  5. Scottish8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese3.7%
  2. Mandarin2.8%
  3. Italian2.7%
  4. Cantonese2.0%
  5. Arabic0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.2%
  2. India3.5%
  3. Vietnam2.9%
  4. New Zealand2.2%
  5. China2.0%

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

Around Bayswater

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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