Suburb in Swan

Brigadoon, WA

Brigadoon had a population of 1,025 at the 2021 Census (+23.2% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $2,901. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Brigadoon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Brigadoon's population grew by 23.2% to 1,025, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

2.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 31.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 325 households.

The median household earns $2,901 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $623 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,675 a month.

28.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.1% use a language other than English at home. 48.1% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Brigadoon beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBrigadoonWAAustralia
Population1,0252,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+23.2%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households325964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting2.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright31.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,901$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$623$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,675$1,842$1,863
Born overseas28.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.1%19.6%23.6%
No religion48.1%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

+23.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6512011
  2. 8322016
  3. 1,0252021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Brigadoon Western Australia
Share of people by age, Brigadoon and Western Australia
0–910.6%
10–1915.1%
20–299.3%
30–3910.1%
40–4915.7%
50–5917.8%
60–6912.1%
70–798.4%
80+1.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Brigadoon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.8%
  2. Australian34.4%
  3. Scottish12.7%
  4. Irish9.1%
  5. Italian6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.2%
  2. Afrikaans0.8%
  3. Mandarin0.6%
  4. Greek0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England12.7%
  2. South Africa3.4%
  3. New Zealand1.9%
  4. Scotland1.7%
  5. the Netherlands1.1%

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

Around Brigadoon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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