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Wanarn, WA

Wanarn had a population of 117 at the 2021 Census (−17.6% since 2016). Median age 36.1. Median weekly household income $1,094. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wanarn at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wanarn's population shrank by 17.6% to 117, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.1, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.7%.

95.8% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 9.1% of homes (6.5% across Western Australia). The 2021 Census counted 33 households.

The median household earns $1,094 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

3.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 94.4% use a language other than English at home. 27.1% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wanarn beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWanarnWAAustralia
Population1172,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−17.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.138.038.2
Households33965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments9.1%6.5%14.3%
Renting95.8%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,094$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$75$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas3.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home94.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion27.1%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

−17.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1272011
  2. 1422016
  3. 1172021

Age

Median age 36.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Wanarn Western Australia
Share of people by age, Wanarn and Western Australia
0–912.0%
10–1914.5%
20–2913.7%
30–3914.5%
40–4916.2%
50–5911.1%
60–695.1%
70–798.5%
80+5.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wanarn at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal88.1%
  2. Australian13.8%
  3. New Zealander4.6%
  4. English2.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages86.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.6%

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

Around Wanarn

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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