Suburb in Wanneroo

Mariginiup, WA

Mariginiup had a population of 876 at the 2021 Census (+4.5% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $2,232. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mariginiup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mariginiup's population grew by 4.5% to 876, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.7%.

9.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 44.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 258 households.

The median household earns $2,232 a week, above the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $617 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,907 a month.

31.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 10.5% use a language other than English at home. 40.8% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mariginiup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMariginiupWAAustralia
Population8762,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.5%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age43.238.038.2
Households258965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%6.5%14.3%
Renting9.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright44.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,232$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$617$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,907$1,841$1,866
Born overseas31.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home10.5%19.7%23.6%
No religion40.8%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

+4.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8632011
  2. 8382016
  3. 8762021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Mariginiup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Mariginiup and Western Australia
0–99.9%
10–1914.2%
20–2910.3%
30–3910.0%
40–4911.1%
50–5915.3%
60–6917.1%
70–799.8%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mariginiup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.4%
  2. Australian33.3%
  3. Italian10.1%
  4. Irish8.8%
  5. Scottish8.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese2.0%
  2. Italian1.8%
  3. German1.7%
  4. Afrikaans0.9%
  5. Polish0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England14.7%
  2. South Africa3.1%
  3. Vietnam1.8%
  4. New Zealand1.5%
  5. Germany1.3%

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

Around Mariginiup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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