Western Australia – People
Total population
2011
2,239,169
2006
1,959,086
Population growth
14.3%
Indigenous population
3.1%
3.0%
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Male – 50.3%
Male – 49.8%
Female – 49.7%
Female - 50.2%
80.7%
83.5%
30.7%
27.1%
Australia – 62.9%
Australia – 65.3%
England – 8.6%
England – 8.9%
New Zealand – 3.2%
New Zealand – 2.4%
Only English – 79.3%
Only English – 81.8%
Italian – 1.4%
Italian – 1.7%
Mandarin – 1.3%
Mandarin - 0.8%
No religion – 25.5%
Catholic – 23.7%
Catholic – 23.6%
No religion – 22.9%
Anglican – 18.8%
Anglican – 20.4%
Married – 48.7%
Married – 49.5%
Never married – 35.3%
Never married – 33.7%
Separated or divorced – 11.4%
Separated or divorced – 11.6%
Individual – $662
Individual – $500
Household – $1,415
Household – $1,066
Family – $1,722
Family – $1,246
Couple with children – 45.0%
Couple with children – 45.1%
Couple without children – 38.8%
Couple without children – 38.3%
One parent families – 14.5%
One parent families – 14.8%
Median age
Sex
Hold Australian
citizenship
Born overseas
Country of birth
Languages spoken at
home
Religious affiliation
Registered marital status
(over 15 years old)
Median income (weekly)
Family composition
Western Australia – Dwellings
Total dwellings
Occupied private
dwellings
Dwelling structure
Tenure
Household composition
Median household rent
(weekly)
Median household
mortgage repayments
(monthly)
Average people per
household
Average people per
bedroom
2011
2006
963,325
851,163
851,393
757,990
Separate house – 78.1%
Separate house – 78.6%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 8.8%
Flat/Unit/Apartment– 8.5%
Semi-detached – 10.8%
Semi-detached – 10.6%
Owned outright – 29.5%
Owned outright – 31.4%
Owned with mortgage – 37.8%
Owned with mortgage – 37.6%
Rented – 29.2%
Single/multi-family household –
72.2%
Lone person household – 23.8%
Rented – 27.2%
Single/multi-family household –
71.7%
Lone person household – 24.7%
Group household – 4.0%
Group household – 3.6%
$300
$170
$1,950
$1,213
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2.5
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Key Points
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The population of Western Australia has increased from 1,959,086 in 2006 to 2,239,169 in 2011,
an increase of 280,083 people.
The proportion of people born overseas has increased from 27.1 per cent in 2006 to 30.7 per
cent in 2011.
The proportion of people who reported no religious affiliation has increased from 22.9 per cent
in 2006 to 25.5 per cent in 2011.
Median household weekly rent has increased from $170 in 2006 to $300 in 2011, an increase of
$130 per week.
Median household monthly mortgage repayments have increased from $1,213 in 2006 to $1,950
in 2011, an increase of $737.