Suburb in Irwin

Bookara, WA

Bookara had a population of 149 at the 2021 Census (+27.4% since 2016). Median age 48.1. Median weekly household income $1,667. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bookara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bookara's population grew by 27.4% to 149, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 48.1, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 6.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.4%.

10.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 44.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 49 households.

The median household earns $1,667 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $111 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,357 a month.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.9% use a language other than English at home. 54.7% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bookara beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBookaraWAAustralia
Population1492,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+27.4%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age48.138.038.2
Households49965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting10.2%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright44.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,667$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$111$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,357$1,841$1,866
Born overseas10.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.9%19.7%23.6%
No religion54.7%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

+27.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1142011
  2. 1172016
  3. 1492021

Age

Median age 48.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bookara Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bookara and Western Australia
0–96.0%
10–1912.8%
20–2910.1%
30–394.0%
40–4918.8%
50–5912.1%
60–6920.8%
70–7910.1%
80+3.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bookara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.9%
  2. English43.6%
  3. German8.3%
  4. Irish6.8%
  5. New Zealander6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German3.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.7%
  2. Germany2.3%
  3. New Zealand2.3%

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

Around Bookara

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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