Suburb in Mundaring

Bailup, WA

Bailup had a population of 54 at the 2021 Census (+35.0% since 2016). Median age 53.3. Median weekly household income $1,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bailup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bailup's population grew by 35.0% to 54, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 53.3, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.8%.

21.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 14 households.

The median household earns $1,500 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

34.9% of residents were born overseas, close to the WA average of 34.2%. 16.7% use a language other than English at home. 41.7% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bailup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBailupWAAustralia
Population542,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+35.0%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age53.338.038.2
Households14965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting21.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,500$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas34.9%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home16.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion41.7%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

+35.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 492011
  2. 402016
  3. 542021

Age

Median age 53.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bailup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bailup and Western Australia
0–90.0%
10–1913.0%
20–297.4%
30–3911.1%
40–490.0%
50–5911.1%
60–6914.8%
70–7914.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bailup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.7%
  2. Australian31.3%
  3. German12.5%
  4. Scottish10.4%
  5. South African10.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans10.4%
  2. Italian10.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa11.9%
  2. England9.5%
  3. Zimbabwe9.5%
  4. New Zealand7.1%

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

Around Bailup

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