Council area

Victoria Plains, WA

Victoria Plains had a population of 802 at the 2021 Census (−11.9% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,653. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Victoria Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Victoria Plains's population shrank by 11.9% to 802, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.3%.

26.3% of households rent, close to the WA average of 27.7%. 44.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 288 households.

The median household earns $1,653 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $150 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $537 a month.

17.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.7% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Victoria Plains beside WA and Australia.

MeasureVictoria PlainsWAAustralia
Population8022,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−11.9%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households288964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting26.3%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright44.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,653$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$150$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$537$1,842$1,863
Born overseas17.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.7%19.6%23.6%
No religion50.9%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

−11.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8952011
  2. 9102016
  3. 8022021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Victoria Plains Western Australia
Share of people by age, Victoria Plains and Western Australia
0–910.3%
10–1911.5%
20–296.6%
30–3910.5%
40–4914.0%
50–5918.5%
60–6915.6%
70–7910.6%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Victoria Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.9%
  2. Australian42.1%
  3. Irish12.8%
  4. Scottish12.4%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.4%
  2. Afrikaans0.8%
  3. Thai0.7%
  4. German0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand6.2%
  2. England4.1%
  3. the Philippines1.7%
  4. Ireland1.0%
  5. Germany0.9%

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

Around Victoria Plains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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