Suburb in Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Hester Brook, WA

Hester Brook had a population of 127 at the 2021 Census (+22.1% since 2016). Median age 41.8. Median weekly household income $2,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hester Brook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Bunbury

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hester Brook's population grew by 22.1% to 127, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 41.8, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 21.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

11.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 30.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 43 households.

The median household earns $2,000 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,726 a month.

18.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 7.6% use a language other than English at home. 48.7% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hester Brook beside WA and Australia.

MeasureHester BrookWAAustralia
Population1272,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+22.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age41.838.038.2
Households43965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting11.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright30.2%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,000$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$257$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,726$1,841$1,866
Born overseas18.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home7.6%19.7%23.6%
No religion48.7%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

+22.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 982011
  2. 1042016
  3. 1272021

Age

Median age 41.8, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Hester Brook Western Australia
Share of people by age, Hester Brook and Western Australia
0–921.3%
10–1911.8%
20–293.9%
30–398.7%
40–4914.2%
50–5915.0%
60–6914.2%
70–795.5%
80+3.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hester Brook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.4%
  2. English47.9%
  3. Scottish9.4%
  4. Irish7.7%
  5. Polish6.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand7.7%
  2. England5.1%
  3. South Africa3.4%

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

Around Hester Brook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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