Suburb in Busselton

Geographe, WA

Geographe had a population of 3,622 at the 2021 Census (+6.1% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,340. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Geographe at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Bunbury

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Geographe's population grew by 6.1% to 3,622, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.2%.

29.4% of households rent, close to the WA average of 27.7%. 39.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,406 households.

The median household earns $1,340 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $355 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,712 a month.

21.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.9% use a language other than English at home. 51.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Geographe beside WA and Australia.

MeasureGeographeWAAustralia
Population3,6222,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age50.038.038.2
Households1,406965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.4%6.5%14.3%
Renting29.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright39.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,340$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$355$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,712$1,841$1,866
Born overseas21.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.9%19.7%23.6%
No religion51.4%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

+6.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2072011
  2. 3,4152016
  3. 3,6222021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Geographe Western Australia
Share of people by age, Geographe and Western Australia
0–99.0%
10–1911.5%
20–298.4%
30–398.7%
40–4912.4%
50–5914.9%
60–6917.0%
70–7912.5%
80+5.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Geographe at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.5%
  2. Australian39.0%
  3. Scottish12.5%
  4. Irish12.4%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese0.7%
  2. Afrikaans0.7%
  3. German0.5%
  4. Thai0.4%
  5. Cantonese0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England9.2%
  2. New Zealand2.5%
  3. South Africa1.5%
  4. Scotland1.0%
  5. the United States0.6%

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

Around Geographe

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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