Suburb in Wanneroo

Mindarie, WA

Mindarie had a population of 7,867 at the 2021 Census (+4.6% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $2,555. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mindarie at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mindarie's population grew by 4.6% to 7,867, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.8%.

13.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 33.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,626 households.

The median household earns $2,555 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $500 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,362 a month.

54.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 11.4% use a language other than English at home. 41.6% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mindarie beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMindarieWAAustralia
Population7,8672,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.6%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age45.038.038.0
Households2,626964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments2.2%6.5%14.3%
Renting13.7%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright33.3%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,555$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$500$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,362$1,842$1,863
Born overseas54.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home11.4%19.6%23.6%
No religion41.6%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

+4.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,4192011
  2. 7,5202016
  3. 7,8672021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Mindarie Western Australia
Share of people by age, Mindarie and Western Australia
0–98.7%
10–1915.8%
20–2911.4%
30–397.5%
40–4914.2%
50–5919.8%
60–6910.7%
70–797.4%
80+4.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mindarie at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.3%
  2. Australian22.5%
  3. Irish11.8%
  4. Scottish11.3%
  5. South African5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans4.1%
  2. Mandarin0.6%
  3. German0.5%
  4. Arabic0.4%
  5. Spanish0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England27.0%
  2. South Africa7.8%
  3. Scotland3.7%
  4. New Zealand2.3%
  5. Ireland1.4%

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

Around Mindarie

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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