Suburb in Cockburn

Yangebup, WA

Yangebup had a population of 7,631 at the 2021 Census (+2.0% since 2016). Median age 36.9. Median weekly household income $1,917. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yangebup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yangebup's population grew by 2.0% to 7,631, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.9, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.2%.

20.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 26.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,787 households.

The median household earns $1,917 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,748 a month.

29.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 18.3% use a language other than English at home. 46.3% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yangebup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureYangebupWAAustralia
Population7,6312,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.0%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.938.038.2
Households2,787965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.1%6.5%14.3%
Renting20.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright26.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,917$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$350$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,748$1,841$1,866
Born overseas29.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home18.3%19.7%23.6%
No religion46.3%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

+2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,1252011
  2. 7,4792016
  3. 7,6312021

Age

Median age 36.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Yangebup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Yangebup and Western Australia
0–914.5%
10–1911.3%
20–2912.3%
30–3916.7%
40–4913.9%
50–5913.4%
60–6910.8%
70–794.9%
80+2.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yangebup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English38.9%
  2. Australian33.1%
  3. Italian10.2%
  4. Scottish8.9%
  5. Irish8.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Portuguese2.0%
  2. Italian1.6%
  3. Tagalog1.5%
  4. Croatian1.4%
  5. Serbian1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.6%
  2. New Zealand2.9%
  3. the Philippines2.6%
  4. Croatia1.1%
  5. South Africa1.1%

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

Around Yangebup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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