Suburb in Belmont

Perth Airport, WA

Perth Airport had a population of 25 at the 2021 Census (−10.7% since 2016). Median age 36.4. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Perth Airport at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Perth Airport's population shrank by 10.7% to 25, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.4, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

100.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%.

Key figures

2021 Census, Perth Airport beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePerth AirportWAAustralia
Population252,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.7%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.438.038.2
Households–965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments–6.5%14.3%
Renting–27.7%31.1%
Owned outright–29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas100.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home–19.7%23.6%
No religion–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

−10.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 572011
  2. 282016
  3. 252021

Age

Median age 36.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Perth Airport Western Australia
Share of people by age, Perth Airport and Western Australia
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–3964.0%
40–4912.0%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Perth Airport at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam26.3%
  2. Iran21.1%
  3. New Zealand21.1%

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

Around Perth Airport

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Perth Airport in Censible

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