Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Waggrakine then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Waggrakine, WA (postcode 6530) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+13.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,363 | 2,373 | 2,679 | +316 · +13.4% |
| Median age | 32 | 34 | 36 | +4 · +12.5% |
| Median household income | $1,355/wk | $1,429/wk | $1,605/wk | +$250 · +18.5% |
| Median personal income | $648/wk | $679/wk | $759/wk | +$111 · +17.1% |
| Median rent | $275/wk | $300/wk | $290/wk | +$15 · +5.5% |
| Median mortgage | $1,763/mo | $1,707/mo | $1,540/mo | $223 · -12.6% |
| Average household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.1 · -3.6% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Waggrakine trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,679
was 2,373 in 2016
+306 · +12.9%
Median rent
$290/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
$10 · -3.3%
Household income
$1,605/wk
was $1,429/wk in 2016
+$176 · +12.3%
Median age
36
was 34 in 2016
+2 · +5.9%
Dig deeper: Waggrakine population growth · Waggrakine then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.