Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Willagee suburb profile
Willagee, WA · Postcode 6156
This Willagee suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Willagee, WA (postcode 6156). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Willagee with nearby suburbs.
Willagee at a glance
Population
5,447
Median rent
$283/wk
Household income
$1,660/wk
Median age
37
Willagee trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.2% over 10 years
Population
5,447
was 4,872 in 2016
+575 · +11.8%
Median rent
$283/wk
was $250/wk in 2016
+$33 · +13.2%
Household income
$1,660/wk
was $1,338/wk in 2016
+$322 · +24.1%
Median age
37
was 36 in 2016
+1 · +2.8%
Dig deeper: Willagee population growth · Willagee then and now
Willagee people
- Population
- 5,447
- Median age
- 37
- Born overseas
- 25.4%
- Average household size
- 2.3
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Willagee income
- Median household income
- $1,660/wk
- Median personal income
- $829/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Willagee housing
- Median rent
- $283/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,967/mo
- Separate houses
- 73%
- Flats & apartments
- 1.8%
- Owned outright
- 17.7%
- Mortgaged
- 37.5%
- Rented
- 32.2%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 7.9%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Willagee work
- Employment to population
- 59.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5%
- Year 12 or above
- 61.1%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
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About this Willagee suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Willagee. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology · Richest suburbs in Perth