Suburb in Greater Geraldton

Bluff Point, WA

Bluff Point had a population of 1,381 at the 2021 Census (+2.6% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,329. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bluff Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bluff Point's population grew by 2.6% to 1,381, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.9%.

33.9% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 43.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 556 households.

The median household earns $1,329 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $261 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,703 a month.

20.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 9.8% use a language other than English at home. 37.0% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bluff Point beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBluff PointWAAustralia
Population1,3812,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.2
Households556965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments2.3%6.5%14.3%
Renting33.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright43.2%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,329$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$261$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,703$1,841$1,866
Born overseas20.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home9.8%19.7%23.6%
No religion37.0%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

+2.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,3162011
  2. 1,3462016
  3. 1,3812021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bluff Point Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bluff Point and Western Australia
0–97.5%
10–199.8%
20–298.4%
30–398.8%
40–4912.0%
50–5915.1%
60–6914.8%
70–7911.5%
80+12.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bluff Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.9%
  2. Australian40.0%
  3. Irish12.9%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.1%
  2. Italian0.8%
  3. Tagalog0.8%
  4. Nepali0.6%
  5. Thai0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.9%
  2. South Africa1.7%
  3. New Zealand1.5%
  4. the Philippines1.3%
  5. Scotland0.7%

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

Around Bluff Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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