Council area

Jerramungup, WA

Jerramungup had a population of 1,160 at the 2021 Census (+4.6% since 2016). Median age 40.9. Median weekly household income $1,421. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Jerramungup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Jerramungup's population grew by 4.6% to 1,160, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 40.9, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

25.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 38.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 424 households.

The median household earns $1,421 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $179 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $914 a month.

12.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 4.5% use a language other than English at home. 62.0% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Jerramungup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureJerramungupWAAustralia
Population1,1602,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age40.938.038.2
Households424965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting25.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright38.7%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,421$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$179$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$914$1,841$1,866
Born overseas12.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.5%19.7%23.6%
No religion62.0%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

+4.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0552011
  2. 1,1092016
  3. 1,1602021

Age

Median age 40.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Jerramungup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Jerramungup and Western Australia
0–915.2%
10–199.7%
20–299.9%
30–3914.2%
40–4910.9%
50–5915.1%
60–6915.6%
70–797.0%
80+2.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Jerramungup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.2%
  2. English44.0%
  3. Scottish10.2%
  4. Irish8.3%
  5. German4.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.7%
  2. German1.1%
  3. French0.5%
  4. Italian0.5%
  5. Cantonese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.6%
  2. England2.2%
  3. South Africa1.6%
  4. the Netherlands0.8%
  5. Germany0.7%

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

Around Jerramungup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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