Suburb in Chapman Valley

White Peak, WA

White Peak had a population of 587 at the 2021 Census (+32.8% since 2016). Median age 36.0. Median weekly household income $2,579. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

White Peak at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, White Peak's population grew by 32.8% to 587, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 36.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 16.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.8%.

12.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 27.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 168 households.

The median household earns $2,579 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,184 a month.

12.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 43.1% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, White Peak beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWhite PeakWAAustralia
Population5872,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+32.8%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age36.038.038.0
Households168964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting12.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright27.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,579$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$250$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,184$1,842$1,863
Born overseas12.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%19.6%23.6%
No religion43.1%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

+32.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2382011
  2. 4422016
  3. 5872021

Age

Median age 36.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

White Peak Western Australia
Share of people by age, White Peak and Western Australia
0–916.7%
10–1918.2%
20–297.8%
30–3912.6%
40–4917.0%
50–5912.1%
60–699.5%
70–795.8%
80+2.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in White Peak at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.7%
  2. English49.8%
  3. Irish11.6%
  4. Scottish7.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.6%
  2. South Africa1.9%

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

Around White Peak

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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