Council area

Menzies, WA

Menzies had a population of 524 at the 2021 Census (+6.9% since 2016). Median age 38.4. Median weekly household income $1,273. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Menzies at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Menzies's population grew by 6.9% to 524, in step with Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). Its median age of 38.4 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 3.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.4%.

46.6% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 31.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 11.1% of homes (6.5% across Western Australia). The 2021 Census counted 66 households.

The median household earns $1,273 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

24.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 25.7% use a language other than English at home. 53.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Menzies beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMenziesWAAustralia
Population5242,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.9%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age38.438.038.2
Households66965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments11.1%6.5%14.3%
Renting46.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright31.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,273$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$61$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas24.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home25.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion53.4%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

+6.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3842011
  2. 4902016
  3. 5242021

Age

Median age 38.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Menzies Western Australia
Share of people by age, Menzies and Western Australia
0–93.6%
10–194.2%
20–2921.0%
30–3922.7%
40–4919.3%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.5%
70–793.2%
80+1.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Menzies at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English35.7%
  2. Australian Aboriginal29.5%
  3. Australian23.3%
  4. Irish9.4%
  5. Scottish7.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages18.3%
  2. Tagalog1.9%
  3. Afrikaans1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand8.2%
  2. England5.5%
  3. the Philippines4.4%

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

Around Menzies

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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