Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Significant Urban Areas
Area code 5000
People 283,092
Male 52.8%
Female 47.2%
Median age 42
Families 66,192
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 142,509
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,448
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $203
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 149,382 52.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 133,713 47.2 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 28,368 10.0 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 222,949 78.8 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 31,774 11.2 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 15,469 5.5 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 17,490 6.2 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 17,353 6.1 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 14,606 5.2 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 13,364 4.7 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 16,167 5.7 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 18,193 6.4 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 18,911 6.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 18,052 6.4 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 19,037 6.7 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 20,710 7.3 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 21,107 7.5 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 20,686 7.3 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 17,985 6.4 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 14,698 5.2 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 9,393 3.3 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 5,556 2.0 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 4,317 1.5 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 107,648 46.2 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 9,096 3.9 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 22,145 9.5 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 10,435 4.5 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 83,462 35.9 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 82,132 47.6 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 25,554 14.8 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 64,985 37.6 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 3,847 4.3 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 15,861 17.9 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 3,391 3.8 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,909 2.2 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 21,191 23.9 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 10,686 12.1 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 2,102 2.4 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 2,137 2.4 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 14,933 16.9 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 4,436 5.0 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 3,396 3.8 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 7,839 8.8 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,503 1.7 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 39,274 44.3 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 27,834 12.0 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 16,123 6.9 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 8,358 3.6 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 36,572 15.7 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 31,942 13.7 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 14,125 6.1 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 36,720 15.8 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 143 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 33 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 16,066 6.9 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 5,099 2.2 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 1,169 0.5 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 38,420 16.5 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 109,139 38.6 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 99,051 35.0 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Australian Aboriginal 24,899 8.8 81,117 3.0 741,307 2.9
Scottish 24,638 8.7 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 22,724 8.0 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 200,216 70.7 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 15,035 5.3 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 7,986 2.8 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Philippines 2,666 0.9 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
South Africa 2,273 0.8 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Scotland 1,505 0.5 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 58,959 20.8 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 18,257 6.4 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 15,534 5.5 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 150,350 53.1 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 39,994 14.1 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 166,686 58.9 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 25,887 9.1 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 10,107 3.6 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 3,722 1.3 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1
Italy 3,267 1.2 55,877 2.1 477,065 1.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 169,452 59.9 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 25,379 9.0 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 9,865 3.5 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Scotland 3,450 1.2 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9
Philippines 3,335 1.2 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 124,219 43.9 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 44,674 15.8 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 40,520 14.3 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 32,803 11.6 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 8,437 3.0 89,919 3.4 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 1,929 0.7 2,048 0.1 7,478 0.0
Italian 1,171 0.4 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
Tagalog 1,039 0.4 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
Afrikaans 1,002 0.4 14,729 0.6 49,375 0.2
Ngaanyatjarra 989 0.3 1,003 0.0 1,051 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 220,613 77.9 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 8,898 9.7 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 129,304 55.5 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 72,767 31.3 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 30,711 13.2 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 75,559 58.4 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 37,362 28.9 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 10,545 8.2 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 5,843 4.5 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 7,548 6.1 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 16,090 13.0 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 12,757 10.3 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 8,510 6.9 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 15,748 12.8 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 20,573 16.7 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 39,241 31.8 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 22,499 18.2 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 20,522 16.6 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 16,878 13.7 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Professionals 15,481 12.5 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14,432 11.7 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 12,229 9.9 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11,812 9.6 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 7,076 5.7 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 6,616 5.4 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3,994 3.2 4,362 0.3 18,276 0.2
Local Government Administration 3,704 3.0 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3,513 2.8 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 3,475 2.8 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $752 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,833 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,448 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 68,706 55.6 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 8,470 6.9 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 6,106 4.9 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 3,960 3.2 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 1,352 1.1 7,717 0.6 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 14,320 11.6 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 12,451 10.1 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 4,875 3.9 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 76,417 61.9 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 148,327 63.7 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 56,321 24.2 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 24,079 10.3 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 48,039 20.6 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 40,901 17.6 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 56,204 24.1 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 27,386 11.8 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 23,840 10.2 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 24,432 8.6 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 19,808 7.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 8,075 2.9 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,506 0.5 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 13,556 4.8 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 10,995 3.9 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 2,375 0.8 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 5,210 1.8 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 21,072 7.4 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 2,455 0.9 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 17,840 6.3 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 155,389 54.9 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 45,519 16.1 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 164,084 58.0 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 49,512 17.5 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 15,949 5.6 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 8,025 2.8 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 45,519 16.1 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 375 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 6,993 3.0 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 192,886 82.9 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 32,530 14.0 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 30,882 46.7 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 25,266 38.2 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 9,156 13.8 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 886 1.3 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.1 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.9 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 11,094 19.8 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 2,716 4.8 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 11,625 20.7 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 6,524 11.6 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3,125 5.6 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 11,485 20.5 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 4,177 7.4 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 5,422 9.7 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 92,016 76.6 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 28,071 23.4 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 84,481 91.8 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,742 4.1 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 809 0.9 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 2,075 2.3 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 689 0.7 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 3,747 4.1 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 12,800 13.9 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 38,467 41.8 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 34,201 37.2 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 2,112 2.3 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 4,612 5.0 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 26,575 28.9 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 33,039 35.9 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 25,607 27.8 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,182 2.4 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 64,313 69.9 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 25,421 27.6 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,287 2.5 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 33,782 36.7 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 26,746 29.1 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 24,559 26.7 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 4,697 5.1 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 2,227 2.4 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.4 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 203 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 15,581 63.4 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 4,836 19.7 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 4,146 16.9 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 18,067 67.6 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 3,440 12.9 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 5,236 19.6 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 14,614 51.5 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 13,757 48.5 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 28 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,116 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) % Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 125 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,387 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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