Suburb in Port Hedland

Strelley, WA

Strelley had a population of 41 at the 2021 Census (−10.9% since 2016). Median age 26.0. Median weekly household income $479. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Strelley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Strelley's population shrank by 10.9% to 41, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 26.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Western Australia overall: 26.7% of homes, against 6.5%. The 2021 Census counted 15 households.

The median household earns $479 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

9.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 89.2% use a language other than English at home. 42.9% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Strelley beside WA and Australia.

MeasureStrelleyWAAustralia
Population412,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−10.9%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age26.038.038.0
Households15964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments26.7%6.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$479$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week–$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas9.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home89.2%19.6%23.6%
No religion42.9%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

−10.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 282011
  2. 462016
  3. 412021

Age

Median age 26.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Strelley Western Australia
Share of people by age, Strelley and Western Australia
0–919.5%
10–1912.2%
20–2914.6%
30–3912.2%
40–499.8%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–799.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Strelley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal86.1%
  2. Australian8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages91.7%

Country of birth

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

Around Strelley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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