Suburb in Carnarvon

Brown Range, WA

Brown Range had a population of 125 at the 2021 Census (−15.0% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,333. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Brown Range at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Brown Range's population shrank by 15.0% to 125, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 16.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.8%.

28.9% of households rent, close to the WA average of 27.7%. 48.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Western Australia overall: 15.6% of homes, against 6.5%. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

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

21.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 13.8% use a language other than English at home. 48.3% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Brown Range beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBrown RangeWAAustralia
Population1252,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−15.0%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age50.038.038.0
Households45964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments15.6%6.5%14.3%
Renting28.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright48.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,333$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$250$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas21.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home13.8%19.6%23.6%
No religion48.3%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

−15.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1532011
  2. 1472016
  3. 1252021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Brown Range Western Australia
Share of people by age, Brown Range and Western Australia
0–916.8%
10–1912.8%
20–298.0%
30–394.0%
40–4911.2%
50–5917.6%
60–6917.6%
70–798.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Brown Range at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian56.1%
  2. English39.5%
  3. Scottish15.8%
  4. Vietnamese11.4%
  5. Dutch7.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese12.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam9.2%
  2. England5.9%
  3. Scotland2.5%

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

Around Brown Range

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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