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Boyatup, WA

Boyatup had a population of 28 at the 2021 Census (−3.4% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boyatup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boyatup's population shrank by 3.4% to 28, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 35.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller 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 11 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

37.5% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 20.8% use a language other than English at home. 32.1% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boyatup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBoyatupWAAustralia
Population282,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.4%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age35.038.038.2
Households11965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas37.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home20.8%19.7%23.6%
No religion32.1%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

−3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. –2011
  2. 292016
  3. 282021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Boyatup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Boyatup and Western Australia
0–910.7%
10–1917.9%
20–2910.7%
30–3925.0%
40–4917.9%
50–5925.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boyatup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian64.3%
  2. Irish21.4%
  3. English17.9%
  4. Italian14.3%
  5. South African14.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Portuguese14.3%
  2. Afrikaans10.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa28.6%
  2. England10.7%

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

Around Boyatup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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