Suburb in Northam

Southern Brook, WA

Southern Brook had a population of 91 at the 2021 Census (+18.2% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Southern Brook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Southern Brook's population grew by 18.2% to 91, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

14.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 57.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

13.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 38.6% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Southern Brook beside WA and Australia.

MeasureSouthern BrookWAAustralia
Population912,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+18.2%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age42.038.038.2
Households28965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting14.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright57.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,113$1,841$1,866
Born overseas13.1%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%19.7%23.6%
No religion38.6%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

+18.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 772016
  3. 912021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Southern Brook Western Australia
Share of people by age, Southern Brook and Western Australia
0–915.4%
10–1923.1%
20–293.3%
30–396.6%
40–4914.3%
50–5919.8%
60–6923.1%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Southern Brook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.4%
  2. Australian48.2%
  3. Irish33.7%
  4. Scottish12.0%
  5. German10.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino3.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.8%
  2. the Philippines3.6%

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

Around Southern Brook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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