Suburb in Broome

Roebuck, WA

Roebuck had a population of 606 at the 2021 Census (+19.1% since 2016). Median age 39.6. Median weekly household income $1,750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Roebuck at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Roebuck's population grew by 19.1% to 606, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 39.6, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.4%.

16.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 47.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 167 households.

The median household earns $1,750 a week, in line with the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,954 a month.

18.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 8.8% use a language other than English at home. 58.0% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Roebuck beside WA and Australia.

MeasureRoebuckWAAustralia
Population6062,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+19.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age39.638.038.2
Households167965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting16.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright47.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,750$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$300$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,954$1,841$1,866
Born overseas18.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.8%19.7%23.6%
No religion58.0%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

+19.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5632011
  2. 5092016
  3. 6062021

Age

Median age 39.6, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Roebuck Western Australia
Share of people by age, Roebuck and Western Australia
0–913.2%
10–1913.2%
20–2910.1%
30–3914.2%
40–4913.7%
50–5913.4%
60–6914.7%
70–796.3%
80+2.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Roebuck at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.6%
  2. English39.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal24.0%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. Irish8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages2.0%
  2. Spanish1.6%
  3. Thai1.2%
  4. French0.8%
  5. German0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.5%
  2. New Zealand3.1%
  3. Scotland1.2%
  4. South Africa1.0%
  5. Thailand1.0%

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

Around Roebuck

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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