Suburb in South Perth

Salter Point, WA

Salter Point had a population of 2,913 at the 2021 Census (+2.3% since 2016). Median age 46.9. Median weekly household income $2,574. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Salter Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Salter Point's population grew by 2.3% to 2,913, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 46.9, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.7%.

12.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 46.1% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 7.4% of homes (6.5% across Western Australia). The 2021 Census counted 918 households.

The median household earns $2,574 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $422 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,828 a month.

27.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 15.6% use a language other than English at home. 32.3% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Salter Point beside WA and Australia.

MeasureSalter PointWAAustralia
Population2,9132,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age46.938.038.2
Households918965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments7.4%6.5%14.3%
Renting12.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright46.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,574$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$422$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,828$1,841$1,866
Born overseas27.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home15.6%19.7%23.6%
No religion32.3%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

+2.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,6772011
  2. 2,8472016
  3. 2,9132021

Age

Median age 46.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Salter Point Western Australia
Share of people by age, Salter Point and Western Australia
0–97.3%
10–1917.8%
20–2910.1%
30–397.8%
40–4910.2%
50–5913.8%
60–6912.4%
70–799.7%
80+11.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Salter Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English39.6%
  2. Australian32.8%
  3. Irish11.9%
  4. Chinese11.0%
  5. Scottish10.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.8%
  2. Cantonese1.3%
  3. Indonesian1.2%
  4. Persian (excluding Dari)1.0%
  5. Italian0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.4%
  2. Malaysia3.6%
  3. India1.8%
  4. Singapore1.5%
  5. New Zealand1.5%

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

Around Salter Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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