Suburb in Coolgardie

Kambalda East, WA

Kambalda East had a population of 802 at the 2021 Census (+6.9% since 2016). Median age 34.1. Median weekly household income $1,906. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kambalda East at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kambalda East's population grew by 6.9% to 802, in step with Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 34.1, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.7%.

31.0% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 27.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 219 households.

The median household earns $1,906 a week, in line with the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $175 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $883 a month.

23.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 6.4% use a language other than English at home. 62.5% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kambalda East beside WA and Australia.

MeasureKambalda EastWAAustralia
Population8022,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.9%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age34.138.038.2
Households219965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting31.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright27.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,906$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$175$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$883$1,841$1,866
Born overseas23.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home6.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion62.5%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

+6.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8572011
  2. 7502016
  3. 8022021

Age

Median age 34.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Kambalda East Western Australia
Share of people by age, Kambalda East and Western Australia
0–914.7%
10–1912.7%
20–2913.2%
30–3916.5%
40–4913.6%
50–5913.3%
60–6910.5%
70–793.0%
80+1.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kambalda East at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.4%
  2. English40.2%
  3. Māori10.3%
  4. Scottish8.3%
  5. German6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.8%
  2. Tagalog0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand10.6%
  2. England4.4%
  3. the Philippines2.3%
  4. Afghanistan0.8%
  5. South Africa0.8%

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

Around Kambalda East

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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