Suburb in Halls Creek

Halls Creek, WA

Halls Creek had a population of 1,572 at the 2021 Census (+4.9% since 2016). Median age 30.3. Median weekly household income $1,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Halls Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Halls Creek's population grew by 4.9% to 1,572, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 30.3, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 17.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.0%.

79.4% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 5.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 444 households.

The median household earns $1,250 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $131 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,505 a month.

8.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 28.7% use a language other than English at home. 31.9% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Halls Creek beside WA and Australia.

MeasureHalls CreekWAAustralia
Population1,5722,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.9%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age30.338.038.2
Households444965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments3.5%6.5%14.3%
Renting79.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright5.6%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,250$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$131$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,505$1,841$1,866
Born overseas8.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home28.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion31.9%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

+4.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,3812011
  2. 1,4992016
  3. 1,5722021

Age

Median age 30.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Halls Creek Western Australia
Share of people by age, Halls Creek and Western Australia
0–917.4%
10–1916.2%
20–2915.6%
30–3915.3%
40–4913.5%
50–5911.6%
60–696.4%
70–793.0%
80+1.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Halls Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal75.7%
  2. English12.5%
  3. Australian10.8%
  4. Irish3.9%
  5. Scottish3.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages23.1%
  2. Filipino0.4%
  3. Mandarin0.3%
  4. German0.2%
  5. Polish0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.6%
  2. England1.1%
  3. the Philippines0.8%
  4. Fiji0.6%
  5. Ireland0.4%

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

Around Halls Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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