Suburb in Wyndham-East Kimberley

Durack, WA

Durack had a population of 169 at the 2021 Census (−10.1% since 2016). Median age 32.6. Median weekly household income $2,063. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Durack at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Durack's population shrank by 10.1% to 169, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 32.6, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

47.1% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 11.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 34 households.

The median household earns $2,063 a week, above the WA average of $1,816.

15.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 32.4% use a language other than English at home. 42.4% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Durack beside WA and Australia.

MeasureDurackWAAustralia
Population1692,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.1%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age32.638.038.2
Households34965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting47.1%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright11.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,063$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$172$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas15.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home32.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion42.4%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

−10.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2062011
  2. 1882016
  3. 1692021

Age

Median age 32.6, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Durack Western Australia
Share of people by age, Durack and Western Australia
0–913.0%
10–1914.2%
20–2917.8%
30–3913.0%
40–4913.6%
50–5913.6%
60–6915.4%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Durack at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal56.3%
  2. English21.5%
  3. Australian18.8%
  4. Irish6.9%
  5. Scottish6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages22.5%
  2. Thai4.2%
  3. French3.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Thailand4.1%
  2. France3.4%
  3. Papua New Guinea3.4%
  4. New Zealand2.7%
  5. England2.1%

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

Around Durack

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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