Suburb in Wyndham-East Kimberley

Kalumburu, WA

Kalumburu had a population of 388 at the 2021 Census (−5.8% since 2016). Median age 26.8. Median weekly household income $1,039. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kalumburu at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kalumburu's population shrank by 5.8% to 388, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 26.8, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.5%.

89.4% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 85 households.

The median household earns $1,039 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

1.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 14.5% use a language other than English at home. 4.2% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kalumburu beside WA and Australia.

MeasureKalumburuWAAustralia
Population3882,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−5.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age26.838.038.2
Households85965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting89.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,039$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$85$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas1.4%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home14.5%19.7%23.6%
No religion4.2%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

−5.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4672011
  2. 4122016
  3. 3882021

Age

Median age 26.8, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Kalumburu Western Australia
Share of people by age, Kalumburu and Western Australia
0–919.3%
10–1917.5%
20–2918.0%
30–3911.6%
40–4912.6%
50–5913.7%
60–697.2%
70–791.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kalumburu at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal94.2%
  2. English3.3%
  3. Australian2.2%
  4. Scottish1.4%
  5. Italian1.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages15.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England0.8%
  2. New Zealand0.8%

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

Around Kalumburu

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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