Suburb in Stirling

Mirrabooka, WA

Mirrabooka had a population of 8,000 at the 2021 Census (−1.4% since 2016). Median age 36.0. Median weekly household income $1,268. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mirrabooka at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mirrabooka's population shrank by 1.4% to 8,000, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

31.1% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 29.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,478 households.

The median household earns $1,268 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $290 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,474 a month.

55.3% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 63.4% use a language other than English at home. 22.6% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mirrabooka beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMirrabookaWAAustralia
Population8,0002,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.4%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.038.038.2
Households2,478965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments1.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting31.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright29.4%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,268$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$290$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,474$1,841$1,866
Born overseas55.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home63.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion22.6%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

−1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,9332011
  2. 8,1102016
  3. 8,0002021

Age

Median age 36.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Mirrabooka Western Australia
Share of people by age, Mirrabooka and Western Australia
0–913.0%
10–1915.8%
20–2913.2%
30–3912.7%
40–4912.2%
50–5912.6%
60–6911.2%
70–796.4%
80+3.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mirrabooka at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English15.4%
  2. Australian14.1%
  3. Vietnamese10.8%
  4. Chinese6.4%
  5. Macedonian3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese12.8%
  2. Arabic10.1%
  3. Macedonian3.2%
  4. Cantonese1.8%
  5. Tagalog1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam9.5%
  2. Myanmar6.3%
  3. Iraq3.2%
  4. North Macedonia2.2%
  5. India2.0%

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

Around Mirrabooka

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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