Perth

Contents: Major Urban Area

The population development of Perth as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Population Census 2001-08-07	Population Census 2006-08-08	Population Census 2011-08-09	Population Census 2016-08-09	Population Census 2021-08-11
Perth (incl. Rockingham, Mandurah, Ellenbrook, Baldivis)	1,305,985	1,442,488	1,668,426	1,875,857	2,043,762	→

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).

Explanation: Different methods of counting and boundaries changes impair the comparability between population figures of different censuses. The 2021 figures refer to 2021 boundaries.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	1,007,026
Females	1,036,733

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	459,860
18-64 years	1,262,104
65+ years	321,800

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	15,590
80-89 years	65,308
70-79 years	143,879
60-69 years	206,503
50-59 years	250,501
40-49 years	272,392
30-39 years	314,787
20-29 years	268,388
10-19 years	248,668
0-9 years	257,748

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	1,208,128
Other country	743,151

Language (C 2021)
English	1,504,326
Other language	437,765

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	39,768
Non-Indigenous	1,919,812

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	854,864
Muslim	62,626
Buddhist	52,350
Hindu	49,512
Jew	5,381
Other religion / belief	26,763
Secular / no religion	859,568

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