Suburb in Manjimup

Perup, WA

Perup had a population of 161 at the 2021 Census (+7.3% since 2016). Median age 50.4. Median weekly household income $1,938. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Perup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Bunbury

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Perup's population grew by 7.3% to 161, in step with Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 50.4, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 3.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.2%.

17.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 59.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 52 households.

The median household earns $1,938 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $163 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,113 a month.

12.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 63.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Perup beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePerupWAAustralia
Population1612,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age50.438.038.2
Households52965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting17.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright59.6%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,938$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$163$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,113$1,841$1,866
Born overseas12.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%19.7%23.6%
No religion63.4%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

+7.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1502016
  3. 1612021

Age

Median age 50.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Perup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Perup and Western Australia
0–93.1%
10–1916.8%
20–292.5%
30–399.9%
40–4911.2%
50–5926.1%
60–6914.3%
70–796.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Perup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.1%
  2. Australian43.2%
  3. Scottish15.1%
  4. Irish8.6%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.6%
  2. Italian2.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.5%
  2. New Zealand3.4%
  3. Taiwan3.4%

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

Around Perup

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