Suburb in Upper Gascoyne

Gascoyne Junction, WA

Gascoyne Junction had a population of 65 at the 2021 Census (−19.8% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,458. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gascoyne Junction at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gascoyne Junction's population shrank by 19.8% to 65, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.2%.

38.5% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 26 households.

The median household earns $1,458 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

15.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 15.3% use a language other than English at home. 37.3% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gascoyne Junction beside WA and Australia.

MeasureGascoyne JunctionWAAustralia
Population652,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−19.8%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age47.038.038.0
Households26964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting38.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,458$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$75$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas15.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home15.3%19.6%23.6%
No religion37.3%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

−19.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 812016
  3. 652021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Gascoyne Junction Western Australia
Share of people by age, Gascoyne Junction and Western Australia
0–915.4%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–3912.3%
40–499.2%
50–5918.5%
60–6912.3%
70–796.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gascoyne Junction at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian39.0%
  2. Australian Aboriginal37.3%
  3. English10.2%
  4. Irish6.8%
  5. Scottish5.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa6.8%

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

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