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Myalup, WA

Myalup had a population of 344 at the 2021 Census (−2.5% since 2016). Median age 51.3. Median weekly household income $1,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Myalup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Myalup's population shrank by 2.5% to 344, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 51.3, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.0%.

23.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 52.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 133 households.

The median household earns $1,500 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $800 a month.

31.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 16.1% use a language other than English at home. 49.2% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Myalup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMyalupWAAustralia
Population3442,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.5%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age51.338.038.2
Households133965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting23.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright52.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,500$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$306$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$800$1,841$1,866
Born overseas31.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home16.1%19.7%23.6%
No religion49.2%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

−2.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2762011
  2. 3532016
  3. 3442021

Age

Median age 51.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Myalup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Myalup and Western Australia
0–97.3%
10–195.2%
20–2910.8%
30–3913.1%
40–4911.0%
50–5915.4%
60–6923.3%
70–7911.6%
80+2.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Myalup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.1%
  2. Australian38.2%
  3. Irish10.7%
  4. Scottish9.1%
  5. Italian5.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Hindi1.6%
  2. Croatian0.9%
  3. Mandarin0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.2%
  2. New Zealand3.2%
  3. Fiji1.6%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.6%
  5. Scotland1.6%

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

Around Myalup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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