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Djugun, WA

Djugun had a population of 3,291 at the 2021 Census (+16.2% since 2016). Median age 33.4. Median weekly household income $2,647. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Djugun at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Djugun's population grew by 16.2% to 3,291, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 33.4, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 17.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.9%.

48.4% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 9.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 981 households.

The median household earns $2,647 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $351 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,294 a month.

16.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 10.7% use a language other than English at home. 60.7% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Djugun beside WA and Australia.

MeasureDjugunWAAustralia
Population3,2912,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+16.2%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age33.438.038.2
Households981965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.4%6.5%14.3%
Renting48.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright9.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,647$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$351$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,294$1,841$1,866
Born overseas16.1%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home10.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion60.7%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

+16.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,6522011
  2. 2,8332016
  3. 3,2912021

Age

Median age 33.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Djugun Western Australia
Share of people by age, Djugun and Western Australia
0–917.8%
10–1913.9%
20–2910.7%
30–3920.6%
40–4916.5%
50–5912.4%
60–696.1%
70–791.6%
80+0.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Djugun at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.2%
  2. English40.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal16.5%
  4. Irish10.9%
  5. Scottish9.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages2.6%
  2. German0.7%
  3. Thai0.6%
  4. Tagalog0.6%
  5. French0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. New Zealand1.7%
  3. the Philippines1.3%
  4. South Africa0.9%
  5. Germany0.6%

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

Around Djugun

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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