Council area

Broomehill-Tambellup, WA

Broomehill-Tambellup had a population of 1,046 at the 2021 Census (−8.6% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $1,366. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Broomehill-Tambellup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Broomehill-Tambellup's population shrank by 8.6% to 1,046, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.0%.

16.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 53.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 377 households.

The median household earns $1,366 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $168 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $781 a month.

11.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 4.1% use a language other than English at home. 42.1% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Broomehill-Tambellup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBroomehill-TambellupWAAustralia
Population1,0462,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−8.6%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age41.038.038.0
Households377964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting16.7%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright53.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,366$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$168$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$781$1,842$1,863
Born overseas11.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.1%19.6%23.6%
No religion42.1%46.7%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

−8.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1412011
  2. 1,1442016
  3. 1,0462021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Broomehill-Tambellup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Broomehill-Tambellup and Western Australia
0–914.5%
10–1912.7%
20–299.3%
30–3911.9%
40–4912.0%
50–5916.3%
60–6913.1%
70–796.8%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Broomehill-Tambellup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.5%
  2. English42.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.8%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. Irish9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%
  2. Afrikaans0.9%
  3. German0.7%
  4. Arabic0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. Germany0.5%
  5. Scotland0.5%

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

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