Council area

Katanning, WA

Katanning had a population of 4,057 at the 2021 Census (−2.3% since 2016). Median age 38.9. Median weekly household income $1,354. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Katanning at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Katanning's population shrank by 2.3% to 4,057, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). Its median age of 38.9 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

30.9% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 34.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,456 households.

The median household earns $1,354 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,050 a month.

24.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 21.7% use a language other than English at home. 40.2% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Katanning beside WA and Australia.

MeasureKatanningWAAustralia
Population4,0572,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age38.938.038.2
Households1,456965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.3%6.5%14.3%
Renting30.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright34.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,354$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$200$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,050$1,841$1,866
Born overseas24.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home21.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion40.2%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

−2.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,1812011
  2. 4,1512016
  3. 4,0572021

Age

Median age 38.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Katanning Western Australia
Share of people by age, Katanning and Western Australia
0–913.2%
10–1912.6%
20–2912.6%
30–3912.1%
40–4912.2%
50–5912.8%
60–6912.1%
70–797.6%
80+4.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Katanning at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian38.1%
  2. English36.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal8.9%
  4. Scottish6.7%
  5. Irish5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.1%
  2. Mandarin0.9%
  3. Italian0.6%
  4. Filipino0.5%
  5. Indonesian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Myanmar3.7%
  2. New Zealand3.7%
  3. England3.1%
  4. Thailand2.1%
  5. South Africa1.2%

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

Around Katanning

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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