Suburb in Karratha

Pegs Creek, WA

Pegs Creek had a population of 2,050 at the 2021 Census (+2.6% since 2016). Median age 33.2. Median weekly household income $2,423. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pegs Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pegs Creek's population grew by 2.6% to 2,050, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 33.2, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.6%.

58.8% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 7.8% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Western Australia overall: 20.0% of homes, against 6.5%. The 2021 Census counted 715 households.

The median household earns $2,423 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $373 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

31.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 19.0% use a language other than English at home. 52.2% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pegs Creek beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePegs CreekWAAustralia
Population2,0502,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age33.238.038.2
Households715965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments20.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting58.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright7.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,423$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$373$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,841$1,866
Born overseas31.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home19.0%19.7%23.6%
No religion52.2%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

+2.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,0022011
  2. 1,9982016
  3. 2,0502021

Age

Median age 33.2, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Pegs Creek Western Australia
Share of people by age, Pegs Creek and Western Australia
0–913.6%
10–1912.0%
20–2916.0%
30–3920.2%
40–4917.2%
50–5911.7%
60–696.8%
70–792.4%
80+0.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pegs Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English34.2%
  2. Australian32.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.7%
  4. Scottish9.4%
  5. Irish8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino2.5%
  2. Tagalog2.4%
  3. Thai1.9%
  4. Punjabi1.5%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand8.0%
  2. the Philippines5.0%
  3. England2.8%
  4. India2.3%
  5. Thailand1.7%

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

Around Pegs Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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