Suburb in Wyndham-East Kimberley

Wyndham, WA

Wyndham had a population of 941 at the 2021 Census (+20.6% since 2016). Median age 36.1. Median weekly household income $1,200. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wyndham at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wyndham's population grew by 20.6% to 941, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.1, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.4%.

63.5% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 25.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 279 households.

The median household earns $1,200 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $185 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $928 a month.

6.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 9.0% use a language other than English at home. 51.4% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wyndham beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWyndhamWAAustralia
Population9412,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+20.6%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.138.038.2
Households279965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting63.5%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright25.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,200$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$185$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$928$1,841$1,866
Born overseas6.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home9.0%19.7%23.6%
No religion51.4%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

+20.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9762011
  2. 7802016
  3. 9412021

Age

Median age 36.1, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Wyndham Western Australia
Share of people by age, Wyndham and Western Australia
0–914.9%
10–1914.5%
20–2911.9%
30–3915.5%
40–4912.2%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.3%
70–794.8%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wyndham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal62.7%
  2. Australian22.3%
  3. English19.2%
  4. Scottish5.5%
  5. Irish5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages7.1%
  2. French0.6%
  3. German0.5%
  4. Indonesian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.8%
  2. Fiji0.6%
  3. Germany0.4%
  4. New Zealand0.4%

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

Around Wyndham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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