Suburb in Joondalup

Edgewater, WA

Edgewater had a population of 4,657 at the 2021 Census (+3.3% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $2,016. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Edgewater at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Edgewater's population grew by 3.3% to 4,657, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.1%.

16.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 36.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,730 households.

The median household earns $2,016 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $390 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,950 a month.

43.6% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 10.2% use a language other than English at home. 49.5% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Edgewater beside WA and Australia.

MeasureEdgewaterWAAustralia
Population4,6572,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.3%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age41.038.038.0
Households1,730964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.2%6.5%14.3%
Renting16.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright36.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,016$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$390$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,950$1,842$1,863
Born overseas43.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home10.2%19.6%23.6%
No religion49.5%46.7%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

+3.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,5312011
  2. 4,5072016
  3. 4,6572021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Edgewater Western Australia
Share of people by age, Edgewater and Western Australia
0–912.7%
10–1911.4%
20–299.4%
30–3913.5%
40–4912.6%
50–5912.3%
60–6914.6%
70–798.6%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Edgewater at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.3%
  2. Australian27.8%
  3. Irish13.6%
  4. Scottish11.2%
  5. German3.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.0%
  2. Mandarin1.0%
  3. German0.8%
  4. Persian (excluding Dari)0.5%
  5. Italian0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England18.4%
  2. South Africa3.4%
  3. New Zealand3.2%
  4. Scotland2.1%
  5. Ireland1.9%

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

Around Edgewater

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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