Council area

Upper Gascoyne, WA

Upper Gascoyne had a population of 170 at the 2021 Census (−38.8% since 2016). Median age 36.3. Median weekly household income $1,396. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Upper Gascoyne at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Upper Gascoyne's population shrank by 38.8% to 170, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.3, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.8%.

45.6% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 15.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 57 households.

The median household earns $1,396 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

6.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 14.2% use a language other than English at home. 57.0% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Upper Gascoyne beside WA and Australia.

MeasureUpper GascoyneWAAustralia
Population1702,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−38.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.338.038.2
Households57965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting45.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright15.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,396$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$49$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas6.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home14.2%19.7%23.6%
No religion57.0%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

−38.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2512011
  2. 2782016
  3. 1702021

Age

Median age 36.3, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Upper Gascoyne Western Australia
Share of people by age, Upper Gascoyne and Western Australia
0–919.4%
10–1912.9%
20–298.8%
30–3912.9%
40–4914.7%
50–5920.0%
60–6910.6%
70–791.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Upper Gascoyne at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal58.6%
  2. Australian24.8%
  3. English12.7%
  4. Scottish6.4%
  5. Irish3.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages12.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.6%
  2. South Africa2.6%

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

Around Upper Gascoyne

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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