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Grass Patch, WA

Grass Patch had a population of 113 at the 2021 Census (−15.0% since 2016). Median age 43.6. Median weekly household income $1,313. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Grass Patch at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grass Patch's population shrank by 15.0% to 113, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 43.6, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.2%.

6.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 48 households.

The median household earns $1,313 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

5.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 2.7% use a language other than English at home. 69.2% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Grass Patch beside WA and Australia.

MeasureGrass PatchWAAustralia
Population1132,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.0%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age43.638.038.2
Households48965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting6.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,313$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1$1,841$1,866
Born overseas5.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion69.2%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

−15.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1162011
  2. 1332016
  3. 1132021

Age

Median age 43.6, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Grass Patch Western Australia
Share of people by age, Grass Patch and Western Australia
0–912.4%
10–1910.6%
20–293.5%
30–3912.4%
40–4917.7%
50–5928.3%
60–692.7%
70–796.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Grass Patch at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian68.2%
  2. English35.5%
  3. Scottish14.0%
  4. Italian6.5%
  5. German5.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.8%

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

Around Grass Patch

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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