Suburb in Moora

Watheroo, WA

Watheroo had a population of 137 at the 2021 Census (−24.3% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,541. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Watheroo at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Watheroo's population shrank by 24.3% to 137, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.3%.

13.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 50.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 53 households.

The median household earns $1,541 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $160 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $542 a month.

7.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.1% use a language other than English at home. 45.4% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Watheroo beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWatherooWAAustralia
Population1372,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−24.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.2
Households53965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting13.2%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright50.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,541$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$160$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$542$1,841$1,866
Born overseas7.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.1%19.7%23.6%
No religion45.4%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

−24.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1892011
  2. 1812016
  3. 1372021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Watheroo Western Australia
Share of people by age, Watheroo and Western Australia
0–98.0%
10–1916.1%
20–295.8%
30–392.2%
40–4924.8%
50–5915.3%
60–698.8%
70–797.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Watheroo at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English44.6%
  2. Australian40.0%
  3. Australian Aboriginal17.7%
  4. Scottish13.1%
  5. Irish10.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages3.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.9%
  2. New Zealand3.9%

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

Around Watheroo

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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