Council area

Nungarin, WA

Nungarin had a population of 255 at the 2021 Census (−0.8% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $1,087. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Nungarin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nungarin's population shrank by 0.8% to 255, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.7%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 53.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 93 households.

The median household earns $1,087 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $88 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,000 a month.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.0% use a language other than English at home. 58.3% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Nungarin beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNungarinWAAustralia
Population2552,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−0.8%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age49.038.038.0
Households93964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting20.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright53.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,087$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$88$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,000$1,842$1,863
Born overseas10.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.0%19.6%23.6%
No religion58.3%46.7%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

−0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2312011
  2. 2572016
  3. 2552021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Nungarin Western Australia
Share of people by age, Nungarin and Western Australia
0–97.8%
10–199.0%
20–2910.2%
30–398.2%
40–4912.5%
50–5913.3%
60–6923.1%
70–798.6%
80+5.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Nungarin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian56.9%
  2. English42.2%
  3. Scottish9.3%
  4. Irish8.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.0%
  2. South Africa2.0%

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

Around Nungarin

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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