Suburb in East Pilbara

Jigalong, WA

Jigalong had a population of 306 at the 2021 Census (−60.9% since 2016). Median age 22.0. Median weekly household income $862. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Jigalong at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Jigalong's population shrank by 60.9% to 306, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 22.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 25.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.3%.

93.8% 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 65 households.

The median household earns $862 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

2.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 89.7% use a language other than English at home. 16.7% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Jigalong beside WA and Australia.

MeasureJigalongWAAustralia
Population3062,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−60.9%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age22.038.038.0
Households65964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting93.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$862$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$80$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas2.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home89.7%19.6%23.6%
No religion16.7%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

−60.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9822011
  2. 7822016
  3. 3062021

Age

Median age 22.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Jigalong Western Australia
Share of people by age, Jigalong and Western Australia
0–925.8%
10–1918.6%
20–2910.5%
30–3916.3%
40–499.5%
50–597.2%
60–695.6%
70–791.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Jigalong at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal91.7%
  2. English5.3%
  3. Irish3.3%
  4. Australian1.7%
  5. Scottish1.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages85.1%
  2. Indonesian1.3%

Country of birth

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

Around Jigalong

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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