Suburb in Swan

Koongamia, WA

Koongamia had a population of 985 at the 2021 Census (−0.3% since 2016). Median age 37.1. Median weekly household income $1,243. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Koongamia at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Koongamia's population shrank by 0.3% to 985, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). Its median age of 37.1 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.6%.

33.6% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 21.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 398 households.

The median household earns $1,243 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $286 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,308 a month.

20.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 6.2% use a language other than English at home. 58.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Koongamia beside WA and Australia.

MeasureKoongamiaWAAustralia
Population9852,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age37.138.038.2
Households398965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting33.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright21.6%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,243$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$286$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,308$1,841$1,866
Born overseas20.1%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home6.2%19.7%23.6%
No religion58.4%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

−0.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0012011
  2. 9882016
  3. 9852021

Age

Median age 37.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Koongamia Western Australia
Share of people by age, Koongamia and Western Australia
0–912.2%
10–1911.5%
20–2914.2%
30–3916.0%
40–4912.3%
50–5911.6%
60–6912.1%
70–797.6%
80+2.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Koongamia at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.5%
  2. Australian40.5%
  3. Scottish11.0%
  4. Irish10.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Croatian0.6%
  2. Arabic0.4%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%
  4. Filipino0.4%
  5. French0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.3%
  2. New Zealand4.7%
  3. the Philippines1.4%
  4. Canada0.8%
  5. India0.7%

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

Around Koongamia

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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