Suburb in Busselton

Naturaliste, WA

Naturaliste had a population of 107 at the 2021 Census (+55.1% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $1,333. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Naturaliste at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Bunbury

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Naturaliste's population grew by 55.1% to 107, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 35.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.4%.

25.9% of households rent, close to the WA average of 27.7%. 48.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 30 households.

The median household earns $1,333 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

22.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 8.1% use a language other than English at home. 56.0% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Naturaliste beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNaturalisteWAAustralia
Population1072,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+55.1%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age35.038.038.0
Households30964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting25.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright48.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,333$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week–$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$6,000+$1,842$1,863
Born overseas22.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.1%19.6%23.6%
No religion56.0%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

+55.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 582011
  2. 692016
  3. 1072021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Naturaliste Western Australia
Share of people by age, Naturaliste and Western Australia
0–914.0%
10–1915.0%
20–2917.8%
30–3910.3%
40–4912.1%
50–5912.1%
60–6915.9%
70–798.4%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Naturaliste at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.2%
  2. Australian44.0%
  3. Italian12.1%
  4. Irish9.9%
  5. Scottish7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish4.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Canada5.2%
  2. England3.1%
  3. France3.1%
  4. New Zealand3.1%

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

Around Naturaliste

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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