DLGSC-Online Population Resource

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Key statistics for all of Western Australia

2,660,030

Western Australia's total population

1,337,171

1,322,859

England

most common birthplace (excl. Australia) with 196,885 respondents

1,648,804

Born in Australia

Male	83,249	0-4 years
Female	78,503	0-4 years
Male	88,612	5-9 years
Female	84,042	5-9 years
Female	83,238	10-14 years
Male	88,139	10-14 years
Male	78,685	15-19 years
Female	74,580	15-19 years
Male	81,122	20-24 years
Female	77,702	20-24 years
Female	87,980	25-29 years
Male	88,058	25-29 years
Male	95,911	30-34 years
Female	100,399	30-34 years
Male	99,534	35-39 years
Female	101,372	35-39 years
Female	89,399	40-44 years
Male	89,191	40-44 years
Female	87,572	45-49 years
Male	87,066	45-49 years
Male	86,687	50-54 years
Female	86,940	50-54 years
Male	80,808	55-59 years
Female	81,965	55-59 years
Male	73,796	60-64 years
Female	76,868	60-64 years
Male	63,860	65-69 years
Female	68,326	65-69 years
Female	58,785	70-74 years
Male	56,410	70-74 years
Female	40,201	75-79 years
Male	37,811	75-79 years
Male	24,274	80-84 years
Female	28,842	80-84 years
Female	17,997	85-89 years
Male	12,900	85-89 years
Female	9,286	90-94 years
Male	5,399	90-94 years
Male	1,245	95-99 years
Female	2,762	95-99 years
Female	412	100 years and over
Male	102	100 years and over

Indigenous Status

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1	Aboriginal	85,004
5	Torres Strait Islander	1,625
2	Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	2,068

Born Overseas

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Born Overseas	856,027
Born in Australia	1,648,804

Born in MES and NMES countries

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Born in MES and NMES countries	464,642
Born in main English speaking countries	391,385

Main English speaking countries include Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Australia is excluded.

Major Birthplaces

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78	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	England	196,885
177	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	New Zealand	75,591
115	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	India	61,088
232	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	South Africa	44,889
202	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Philippines	37,524
149	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Malaysia	32,282
56	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	28,415
221	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	Scotland	26,146
122	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Italy	18,175
119	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	Ireland	18,147
283	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Vietnam	18,080
226	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Singapore	15,995
116	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Indonesia	14,062
292	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Zimbabwe	12,736
95	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Germany	11,366
278	Born Overseas	Born in main English speaking	United States of America	10,366
263	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Thailand	10,003
171	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Myanmar	9,351
246	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Sri Lanka	9,158
175	Born Overseas	Born elsewhere	Netherlands	8,833

Year of Arrival

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19	1923	7
20	1924	20
21	1925	11
22	1926	18
23	1927	23
24	1928	11
25	1929	13
26	1930	15
27	1931	15
28	1932	10
29	1933	11
30	1934	30
31	1935	22
32	1936	27
33	1937	45
34	1938	56
35	1939	93
36	1940	72
37	1941	57
38	1942	74
39	1943	24
40	1944	39
41	1945	83
42	1946	237
43	1947	531
44	1948	945
45	1949	1,883
46	1950	3,617
47	1951	2,087
48	1952	2,922
49	1953	2,249
50	1954	2,586
51	1955	2,634
52	1956	2,624
53	1957	1,999
54	1958	2,202
55	1959	2,086
56	1960	3,031
57	1961	2,614
58	1962	3,379
59	1963	4,234
60	1964	4,950
61	1965	5,666
62	1966	8,155
63	1967	8,540
64	1968	10,832
65	1969	11,623
66	1970	11,894
67	1971	9,458
68	1972	8,286
69	1973	6,942
70	1974	9,656
71	1975	5,226
72	1976	5,378
73	1977	5,540
74	1978	5,410
75	1979	5,277
76	1980	8,707
77	1981	11,131
78	1982	10,650
79	1983	7,413
80	1984	6,333
81	1985	7,463
82	1986	10,170
83	1987	11,004
84	1988	14,314
85	1989	12,795
86	1990	10,810
87	1991	9,093
88	1992	7,260
89	1993	5,923
90	1994	7,525
91	1995	8,487
92	1996	9,000
93	1997	8,492
94	1998	10,040
95	1999	10,345
96	2000	11,508
97	2001	11,116
98	2002	10,450
99	2003	13,542
100	2004	15,609
101	2005	19,629
102	2006	25,133
103	2007	29,564
104	2008	37,266
105	2009	29,912
106	2010	26,572
107	2011	30,272
108	2012	35,639
109	2013	29,111
110	2014	24,291
111	2015	22,963
112	2016	22,559
113	2017	20,490
114	2018	23,054
115	2019	29,252
116	2020	13,493
117	2021	4,301

Citizenship

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Australian Citizen	2,203,574
Not an Australian Citizen	301,918