Suburb in Halls Creek

Ord River, WA

Ord River had a population of 158 at the 2021 Census (+17.9% since 2016). Median age 34.0. Median weekly household income $988. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ord River at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ord River's population grew by 17.9% to 158, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 34.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.2%.

44.0% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 56.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $988 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

9.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 52.6% use a language other than English at home. 31.8% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ord River beside WA and Australia.

MeasureOrd RiverWAAustralia
Population1582,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+17.9%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age34.038.038.2
Households28965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting44.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright56.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$988$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$38$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas9.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home52.6%19.7%23.6%
No religion31.8%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

+17.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2552011
  2. 1342016
  3. 1582021

Age

Median age 34.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Ord River Western Australia
Share of people by age, Ord River and Western Australia
0–919.6%
10–1913.3%
20–2912.0%
30–3917.7%
40–497.6%
50–5921.5%
60–698.9%
70–793.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ord River at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal61.2%
  2. English22.3%
  3. Irish18.2%
  4. Australian17.4%
  5. Chinese3.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages45.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Ireland4.1%

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

Around Ord River

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