Suburb in Stirling

Trigg, WA

Trigg had a population of 2,855 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 43.1. Median weekly household income $2,803. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Trigg at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Trigg's population grew by 2.2% to 2,855, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 43.1, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.2%.

11.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 46.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,001 households.

The median household earns $2,803 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $500 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $3,000 a month.

22.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 6.8% use a language other than English at home. 47.4% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Trigg beside WA and Australia.

MeasureTriggWAAustralia
Population2,8552,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.2%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age43.138.038.2
Households1,001965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.3%6.5%14.3%
Renting11.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright46.4%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,803$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$500$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,000$1,841$1,866
Born overseas22.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home6.8%19.7%23.6%
No religion47.4%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

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,6152011
  2. 2,7942016
  3. 2,8552021

Age

Median age 43.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Trigg Western Australia
Share of people by age, Trigg and Western Australia
0–911.6%
10–1914.1%
20–299.2%
30–3910.2%
40–4913.9%
50–5914.3%
60–6911.3%
70–7910.1%
80+5.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Trigg at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.6%
  2. Australian39.8%
  3. Irish12.7%
  4. Scottish11.4%
  5. Italian9.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.4%
  2. German0.6%
  3. Mandarin0.5%
  4. Polish0.5%
  5. French0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.7%
  2. South Africa2.3%
  3. New Zealand1.6%
  4. Italy1.2%
  5. the United States1.2%

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

Around Trigg

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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