Suburb in Carnarvon

Greys Plain, WA

Greys Plain had a population of 156 at the 2021 Census (−21.6% since 2016). Median age 29.0. Median weekly household income $480. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Greys Plain at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Greys Plain's population shrank by 21.6% to 156, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 29.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 22.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.2%.

84.1% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 44 households.

The median household earns $480 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

2.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 14.5% use a language other than English at home. 50.0% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Greys Plain beside WA and Australia.

MeasureGreys PlainWAAustralia
Population1562,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−21.6%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age29.038.038.0
Households44964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting84.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$480$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$65$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas2.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home14.5%19.6%23.6%
No religion50.0%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

−21.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2172011
  2. 1992016
  3. 1562021

Age

Median age 29.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Greys Plain Western Australia
Share of people by age, Greys Plain and Western Australia
0–922.4%
10–1920.5%
20–2912.8%
30–3914.1%
40–499.6%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.5%
70–793.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Greys Plain at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal88.8%
  2. Scottish5.3%
  3. Australian4.6%
  4. Dutch2.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages13.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.0%

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

Around Greys Plain

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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