Council area

Plantagenet, WA

Plantagenet had a population of 5,388 at the 2021 Census (+6.1% since 2016). Median age 48.2. Median weekly household income $1,180. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Plantagenet at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Plantagenet's population grew by 6.1% to 5,388, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 48.2, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.6%.

19.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 45.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,001 households.

The median household earns $1,180 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $226 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,261 a month.

21.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 7.1% use a language other than English at home. 55.3% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Plantagenet beside WA and Australia.

MeasurePlantagenetWAAustralia
Population5,3882,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age48.238.038.2
Households2,001965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.1%6.5%14.3%
Renting19.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright45.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,180$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$226$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,261$1,841$1,866
Born overseas21.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home7.1%19.7%23.6%
No religion55.3%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

+6.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,8822011
  2. 5,0792016
  3. 5,3882021

Age

Median age 48.2, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Plantagenet Western Australia
Share of people by age, Plantagenet and Western Australia
0–910.8%
10–1911.5%
20–297.1%
30–399.4%
40–4912.9%
50–5916.0%
60–6916.7%
70–7910.8%
80+4.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Plantagenet at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.5%
  2. Australian42.9%
  3. Scottish11.8%
  4. Irish9.5%
  5. German3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.8%
  2. Filipino0.5%
  3. Afrikaans0.5%
  4. Tagalog0.4%
  5. Persian (excluding Dari)0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.3%
  2. New Zealand2.6%
  3. Afghanistan1.8%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. South Africa1.0%

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

Around Plantagenet

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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