Council area

Boyup Brook, WA

Boyup Brook had a population of 1,834 at the 2021 Census (+7.8% since 2016). Median age 47.3. Median weekly household income $1,259. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boyup Brook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Bunbury

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boyup Brook's population grew by 7.8% to 1,834, in step with Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 47.3, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.0%.

17.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 51.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 677 households.

The median household earns $1,259 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $214 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,248 a month.

14.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 2.4% use a language other than English at home. 50.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boyup Brook beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBoyup BrookWAAustralia
Population1,8342,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age47.338.038.2
Households677965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting17.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright51.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,259$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$214$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,248$1,841$1,866
Born overseas14.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion50.4%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

+7.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,5882011
  2. 1,7012016
  3. 1,8342021

Age

Median age 47.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Boyup Brook Western Australia
Share of people by age, Boyup Brook and Western Australia
0–912.8%
10–1911.0%
20–297.0%
30–3910.1%
40–4912.2%
50–5915.0%
60–6914.8%
70–7911.5%
80+5.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boyup Brook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.1%
  2. Australian46.5%
  3. Scottish9.9%
  4. Irish7.6%
  5. German4.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.5%
  2. Vietnamese0.4%
  3. Afrikaans0.4%
  4. French0.4%
  5. Tagalog0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.4%
  2. New Zealand3.1%
  3. Germany0.7%
  4. the Netherlands0.4%
  5. South Africa0.4%

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

Around Boyup Brook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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