Council area

Ngaanyatjarraku, WA

Ngaanyatjarraku had a population of 1,358 at the 2021 Census (−15.4% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,267. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ngaanyatjarraku at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ngaanyatjarraku's population shrank by 15.4% to 1,358, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.7%.

86.0% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 340 households.

The median household earns $1,267 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

3.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 89.2% use a language other than English at home. 36.7% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ngaanyatjarraku beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNgaanyatjarrakuWAAustralia
Population1,3582,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.4%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age30.038.038.2
Households340965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.9%6.5%14.3%
Renting86.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,267$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$53$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas3.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home89.2%19.7%23.6%
No religion36.7%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

−15.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,4372011
  2. 1,6062016
  3. 1,3582021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Ngaanyatjarraku Western Australia
Share of people by age, Ngaanyatjarraku and Western Australia
0–913.5%
10–1917.6%
20–2918.6%
30–3914.4%
40–4913.9%
50–5912.5%
60–696.3%
70–792.2%
80+0.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ngaanyatjarraku at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal89.4%
  2. Australian4.6%
  3. English4.3%
  4. Irish1.7%
  5. Scottish1.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages87.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand0.9%
  2. England0.6%
  3. Fiji0.2%
  4. Wales0.2%
  5. Zimbabwe0.2%

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

Around Ngaanyatjarraku

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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