Suburb in Capel

Stratham, WA

Stratham had a population of 793 at the 2021 Census (+11.8% since 2016). Median age 45.4. Median weekly household income $2,348. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Stratham at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Stratham's population grew by 11.8% to 793, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 45.4, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.2%.

9.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 50.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 261 households.

The median household earns $2,348 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $454 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,229 a month.

17.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 51.3% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Stratham beside WA and Australia.

MeasureStrathamWAAustralia
Population7932,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+11.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age45.438.038.2
Households261965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting9.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright50.4%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,348$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$454$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,229$1,841$1,866
Born overseas17.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%19.7%23.6%
No religion51.3%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

+11.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7102011
  2. 7092016
  3. 7932021

Age

Median age 45.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Stratham Western Australia
Share of people by age, Stratham and Western Australia
0–910.5%
10–1916.6%
20–295.3%
30–399.1%
40–4916.5%
50–5913.9%
60–6916.4%
70–798.2%
80+2.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Stratham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.1%
  2. Australian42.8%
  3. Scottish14.8%
  4. Irish12.1%
  5. Italian4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.6%
  2. Italian0.6%
  3. German0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.6%
  2. South Africa2.6%
  3. New Zealand2.1%
  4. Germany0.9%
  5. Scotland0.8%

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

Around Stratham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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