Suburb in Karratha

Bulgarra, WA

Bulgarra had a population of 2,990 at the 2021 Census (+12.7% since 2016). Median age 32.7. Median weekly household income $2,818. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bulgarra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bulgarra's population grew by 12.7% to 2,990, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 32.7, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.5%.

48.1% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 11.5% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 6.1% of homes (6.5% across Western Australia). The 2021 Census counted 929 households.

The median household earns $2,818 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $389 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,803 a month.

23.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 14.9% use a language other than English at home. 60.9% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bulgarra beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBulgarraWAAustralia
Population2,9902,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+12.7%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age32.738.038.2
Households929965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments6.1%6.5%14.3%
Renting48.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright11.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,818$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$389$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,803$1,841$1,866
Born overseas23.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home14.9%19.7%23.6%
No religion60.9%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

+12.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,4552011
  2. 2,6522016
  3. 2,9902021

Age

Median age 32.7, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bulgarra Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bulgarra and Western Australia
0–915.3%
10–1910.8%
20–2917.1%
30–3921.4%
40–4915.5%
50–5911.9%
60–696.2%
70–791.4%
80+0.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bulgarra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.6%
  2. Australian40.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal8.9%
  4. Irish8.8%
  5. Scottish7.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.5%
  2. Thai1.3%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages1.2%
  4. Mandarin1.0%
  5. Filipino0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand5.1%
  2. England2.9%
  3. the Philippines2.7%
  4. Thailand1.3%
  5. India1.2%

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

Around Bulgarra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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