Suburb in East Pilbara

Marble Bar, WA

Marble Bar had a population of 927 at the 2021 Census (+46.2% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,035. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Marble Bar at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Marble Bar's population grew by 46.2% to 927, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). Its median age of 38.0 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 5.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.9%.

60.2% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 23.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 121 households.

The median household earns $1,035 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $100 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $525 a month.

24.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 29.3% use a language other than English at home. 57.7% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Marble Bar beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMarble BarWAAustralia
Population9272,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+46.2%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age38.038.038.0
Households121964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments2.8%6.5%14.3%
Renting60.2%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright23.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,035$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$100$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$525$1,842$1,863
Born overseas24.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home29.3%19.6%23.6%
No religion57.7%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

+46.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9462011
  2. 6342016
  3. 9272021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Marble Bar Western Australia
Share of people by age, Marble Bar and Western Australia
0–95.0%
10–196.8%
20–2917.0%
30–3923.3%
40–4919.3%
50–5915.3%
60–699.5%
70–791.8%
80+1.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Marble Bar at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal39.4%
  2. English25.1%
  3. Australian18.1%
  4. Irish7.9%
  5. Scottish5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages19.0%
  2. Persian (excluding Dari)0.9%
  3. Tagalog0.9%
  4. Filipino0.8%
  5. Afrikaans0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand7.4%
  2. England2.6%
  3. Ireland1.8%
  4. the Philippines1.2%
  5. Canada1.1%

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

Around Marble Bar

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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