Council area

Morawa, WA

Morawa had a population of 660 at the 2021 Census (−12.0% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,477. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Morawa at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Morawa's population shrank by 12.0% to 660, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.0%.

23.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 49.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 214 households.

The median household earns $1,477 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $338 a month.

10.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 51.3% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Morawa beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMorawaWAAustralia
Population6602,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.0%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.2
Households214965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting23.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright49.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,477$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$200$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$338$1,841$1,866
Born overseas10.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion51.3%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

−12.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8942011
  2. 7502016
  3. 6602021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Morawa Western Australia
Share of people by age, Morawa and Western Australia
0–911.2%
10–1917.4%
20–298.2%
30–399.8%
40–4910.8%
50–5911.4%
60–6916.5%
70–799.8%
80+5.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Morawa at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.5%
  2. Australian39.7%
  3. Scottish13.4%
  4. Irish11.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.9%
  2. Malayalam0.8%
  3. Spanish0.8%
  4. Tamil0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.9%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. Scotland1.1%
  4. South Africa0.7%
  5. India0.6%

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

Around Morawa

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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