Council area

Greater Geraldton, WA

Greater Geraldton had a population of 39,489 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 40.3. Median weekly household income $1,537. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Greater Geraldton at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Greater Geraldton's population grew by 2.2% to 39,489, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 40.3, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.2%.

30.1% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 32.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 14,338 households.

The median household earns $1,537 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $261 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,537 a month.

15.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 8.4% use a language other than English at home. 46.3% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Greater Geraldton beside WA and Australia.

Greater GeraldtonWAAustralia
Population39,4892,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.2%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age40.338.038.2
Households14,338965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments1.6%6.5%14.3%
Renting30.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright32.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,537$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$261$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,537$1,841$1,866
Born overseas15.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion46.3%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

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 37,1632011
  2. 38,6342016
  3. 39,4892021

Age

Median age 40.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Greater Geraldton Western Australia
0–912.8%
10–1913.4%
20–2911.1%
30–3912.2%
40–4912.7%
50–5913.7%
60–6911.8%
70–797.9%
80+4.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Greater Geraldton at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.1%
  2. Australian43.1%
  3. Irish10.2%
  4. Australian Aboriginal9.8%
  5. Scottish9.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.8%
  2. Tagalog0.6%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%
  4. Italian0.4%
  5. Filipino0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. South Africa1.3%
  4. the Philippines1.3%
  5. India0.6%

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

Around Greater Geraldton

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