Suburb in Kalamunda

Pickering Brook, WA

Pickering Brook had a population of 579 at the 2021 Census (+1.6% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,760. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pickering Brook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pickering Brook's population grew by 1.6% to 579, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.5%.

16.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 53.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 203 households.

The median household earns $1,760 a week, in line with the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,000 a month.

18.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 6.0% use a language other than English at home. 41.6% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pickering Brook beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePickering BrookWAAustralia
Population5792,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.2
Households203965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments2.5%6.5%14.3%
Renting16.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright53.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,760$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$350$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,000$1,841$1,866
Born overseas18.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home6.0%19.7%23.6%
No religion41.6%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

+1.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5612011
  2. 5702016
  3. 5792021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Pickering Brook Western Australia
Share of people by age, Pickering Brook and Western Australia
0–910.5%
10–1915.5%
20–297.9%
30–398.6%
40–4914.9%
50–5915.9%
60–6911.1%
70–7911.4%
80+7.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pickering Brook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.1%
  2. Australian38.7%
  3. Italian23.7%
  4. Scottish9.6%
  5. Irish9.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian3.4%
  2. French0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.6%
  2. Italy2.5%
  3. New Zealand1.8%
  4. Ireland1.6%
  5. Scotland1.4%

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

Around Pickering Brook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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