Council area

Bruce Rock, WA

Bruce Rock had a population of 979 at the 2021 Census (+5.3% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,284. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bruce Rock at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bruce Rock's population grew by 5.3% to 979, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.5%.

21.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 51.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 332 households.

The median household earns $1,284 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $160 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $748 a month.

10.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 4.6% use a language other than English at home. 46.1% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bruce Rock beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBruce RockWAAustralia
Population9792,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+5.3%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households332964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting21.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright51.2%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,284$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$160$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$748$1,842$1,863
Born overseas10.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.6%19.6%23.6%
No religion46.1%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

+5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9742011
  2. 9302016
  3. 9792021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bruce Rock Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bruce Rock and Western Australia
0–910.9%
10–1911.1%
20–298.9%
30–3910.0%
40–4912.1%
50–5913.3%
60–6916.5%
70–7912.0%
80+6.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bruce Rock at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.2%
  2. Australian44.0%
  3. Scottish12.0%
  4. Irish6.4%
  5. German5.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.8%
  2. Arabic0.6%
  3. Afrikaans0.5%
  4. Spanish0.5%
  5. German0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. the Philippines1.3%
  4. Germany0.8%
  5. the United States0.7%

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

Around Bruce Rock

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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