Major Cities of Australia (WA)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA50
People 2,087,667
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 37
Families 562,783
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 871,773
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,865
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,907
Median weekly rent (b) $350
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,029,106 49.3 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,058,569 50.7 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 40,806 2.0 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,960,606 93.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 86,256 4.1 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 128,206 6.1 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 134,760 6.5 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 133,372 6.4 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 121,530 5.8 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 130,689 6.3 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 142,183 6.8 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 158,226 7.6 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 161,472 7.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 141,632 6.8 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 136,341 6.5 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 133,658 6.4 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 123,506 5.9 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 112,534 5.4 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 99,586 4.8 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 87,588 4.2 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 60,035 2.9 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 41,789 2.0 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 40,566 1.9 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 805,384 47.6 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 53,956 3.2 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 147,186 8.7 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 74,334 4.4 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 610,468 36.1 777,668 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 728,348 47.6 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 176,118 11.5 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 625,721 40.9 766,278 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 36,567 5.8 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 122,799 19.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 28,822 4.6 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 24,304 3.9 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 176,234 28.0 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 79,256 12.6 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 30,007 4.8 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 31,625 5.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 141,071 22.4 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 48,722 7.7 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 103,641 16.5 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 152,610 24.3 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 20,243 3.2 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 102,574 16.3 167,197 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.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 451,667 26.7 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 165,457 9.8 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 64,258 3.8 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 221,107 13.1 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 271,213 16.0 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 79,621 4.7 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 172,747 10.2 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 752 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 199 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 86,206 5.1 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 44,099 2.6 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 10,729 0.6 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 123,015 7.3 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 772,679 37.0 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 582,767 27.9 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 184,414 8.8 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 181,122 8.7 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 115,283 5.5 137,255 5.2 1,108,364 4.4

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.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,238,163 59.3 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 167,228 8.0 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 58,596 2.8 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
India 58,159 2.8 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
South Africa 38,466 1.8 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Malaysia 31,191 1.5 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 977,545 46.8 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 167,217 8.0 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 132,728 6.4 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 703,481 33.7 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 106,702 5.1 172,800 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 838,310 40.2 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 270,018 12.9 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
India 86,779 4.2 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
New Zealand 78,799 3.8 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Italy 49,194 2.4 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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 873,869 41.9 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 255,492 12.2 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 84,965 4.1 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
New Zealand 73,692 3.5 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
South Africa 46,473 2.2 54,397 2.0 231,248 0.9

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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 870,547 41.7 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 408,135 19.5 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 205,333 9.8 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 126,771 6.1 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 72,047 3.5 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 Major Cities of Australia (WA), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (44.9%) (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.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 49,562 2.4 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Italian 23,064 1.1 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
Vietnamese 21,674 1.0 22,763 0.9 320,758 1.3
Punjabi 19,928 1.0 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
Cantonese 19,158 0.9 19,683 0.7 295,281 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,542,535 73.9 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 184,184 23.9 204,514 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,104,127 65.3 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 501,415 29.6 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 85,789 5.1 136,153 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 626,974 56.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 359,219 32.5 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 59,590 5.4 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 58,340 5.3 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 43,605 4.2 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 154,566 14.8 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 125,454 12.0 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 79,209 7.6 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 197,383 18.9 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 210,657 20.1 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 218,936 20.9 295,596 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 249,280 23.8 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 153,037 14.6 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 130,606 12.5 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 125,733 12.0 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 123,791 11.8 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 90,560 8.7 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 83,179 8.0 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 72,304 6.9 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 45,941 4.4 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Iron Ore Mining 26,613 2.5 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Primary Education 26,163 2.5 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 25,132 2.4 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 24,952 2.4 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $860 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,260 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,865 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 648,923 62.1 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 46,207 4.4 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 31,641 3.0 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train 22,896 2.2 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
Walked only 16,311 1.6 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 121,690 11.6 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 79,327 7.6 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) 89,138 8.5 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 719,540 68.8 898,942 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,160,362 68.6 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 494,018 29.2 614,554 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) 183,799 10.9 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 256,055 15.1 343,566 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 362,296 21.4 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 464,926 27.5 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 190,854 11.3 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 142,289 8.4 187,413 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 154,535 7.4 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 152,933 7.3 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 56,656 2.7 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 14,069 0.7 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 90,455 4.3 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 73,329 3.5 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 15,543 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 31,944 1.5 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 174,779 8.4 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 16,687 0.8 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 158,528 7.6 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,306,171 62.6 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 156,093 7.5 235,428 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,389,006 66.5 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 380,727 18.2 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 109,978 5.3 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 51,869 2.5 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 156,093 7.5 235,428 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 5,850 0.3 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 42,092 2.5 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,553,599 91.9 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 89,782 5.3 143,513 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 210,984 37.5 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 257,513 45.8 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 85,179 15.1 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 9,110 1.6 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.6 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.4 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 99,951 21.3 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 20,448 4.4 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 110,350 23.6 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 64,969 13.9 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 26,781 5.7 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 80,865 17.3 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 28,312 6.0 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 36,818 7.9 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 769,764 91.5 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 71,626 8.5 118,109 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 596,877 77.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 110,254 14.3 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 59,476 7.7 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 2,383 0.3 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 1,491 0.2 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 27,691 3.6 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 97,394 12.7 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 283,299 36.8 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 350,778 45.6 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 9,115 1.2 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 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)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 37,987 4.9 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 267,872 34.8 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 303,339 39.4 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 151,346 19.7 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9,225 1.2 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 549,956 71.4 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 192,528 25.0 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 27,279 3.5 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 218,767 28.4 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 322,052 41.8 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 206,315 26.8 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 13,366 1.7 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 9,265 1.2 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.7 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)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 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) 121,884 59.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 61,721 29.9 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 22,702 11.0 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,907 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) 233,269 72.4 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 42,698 13.3 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 46,088 14.3 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 20,293 49.7 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 20,513 50.3 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,653 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 		Major Cities of Australia (WA) % Major Cities of Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 325 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,850 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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Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.