Suburb in Wagin

Wedgecarrup, WA

Wedgecarrup had a population of 80 at the 2021 Census (−28.6% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wedgecarrup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wedgecarrup's population shrank by 28.6% to 80, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.5%.

22.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 41.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 31 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $100 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,089 a month.

13.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 40.8% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wedgecarrup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWedgecarrupWAAustralia
Population802,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−28.6%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age44.038.038.0
Households31964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting22.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright41.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$100$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,089$1,842$1,863
Born overseas13.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%19.6%23.6%
No religion40.8%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

−28.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1042011
  2. 1122016
  3. 802021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Wedgecarrup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Wedgecarrup and Western Australia
0–915.0%
10–1918.8%
20–296.3%
30–395.0%
40–4918.8%
50–5921.3%
60–6913.8%
70–797.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wedgecarrup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian70.4%
  2. English63.4%
  3. Irish9.9%
  4. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.0%

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

Around Wedgecarrup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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