Council area

Wiluna, WA

Wiluna had a population of 535 at the 2021 Census (−27.9% since 2016). Median age 35.4. Median weekly household income $911. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wiluna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wiluna's population shrank by 27.9% to 535, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 35.4, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.6%.

51.9% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 15.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 84 households.

The median household earns $911 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

20.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 36.6% use a language other than English at home. 58.3% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wiluna beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWilunaWAAustralia
Population5352,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−27.9%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age35.438.038.2
Households84965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting51.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright15.2%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$911$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$110$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas20.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home36.6%19.7%23.6%
No religion58.3%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

−27.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1592011
  2. 7422016
  3. 5352021

Age

Median age 35.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Wiluna Western Australia
Share of people by age, Wiluna and Western Australia
0–911.2%
10–199.0%
20–2919.3%
30–3919.3%
40–4915.3%
50–5914.2%
60–696.4%
70–794.9%
80+0.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wiluna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal36.3%
  2. English34.1%
  3. Australian20.2%
  4. Irish7.8%
  5. Scottish6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages27.3%
  2. Tagalog0.8%
  3. Vietnamese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.3%
  2. New Zealand4.5%
  3. Fiji2.2%
  4. the Philippines2.0%
  5. South Africa1.1%

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

Around Wiluna

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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