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Ellenbrook WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Ellenbrook, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Ellenbrook WA is 24,668 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Ellenbrook is $840 per week ($43,680 per year). Median rent in Ellenbrook is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Ellenbrook has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Ellenbrook has a population density of 1909.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Ellenbrook is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ellenbrook is $1,833.

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Ellenbrook Population

residents (Census 2021)

Ellenbrook Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$840/wk

$43,680 per year

#2948 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$350/wk

$1,517 per month

#3104 of 14,663

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Median Age

32years

6 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,833/mo

Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Ellenbrook Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (12,043) Female 51.2% (12,628)

Population Density

1909.1

people per km²

24,668 people · 12.9 km²

Households

2.9

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,065

Family income/wk

Ellenbrook Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Ellenbrook Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

20.6% 1,219 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

79.4% 4,685 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Ellenbrook Country of Birth

Australia

85.0%

England

8.1%

India

5.2%

Afghanistan

0.5%

Germany

0.4%

Egypt

0.2%

Canada

0.2%

Iran

0.2%

China

0.2%

Bangladesh

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Ellenbrook Religion

No Religion

49.2%

Catholic

18.3%

Anglican

10.7%

Not stated

8.0%

Christian (other)

4.8%

Islam

3.5%

Hinduism

2.9%

Other Religions Tot

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Ellenbrook Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

60.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

23.3%

Year 11 or equivalent

12.5%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Ellenbrook Languages Spoken at Home

Other

40.4%

IAL Punjabi

18.1%

SAL Tot

11.3%

Arabic

8.9%

Afrikaans

7.2%

Hindi

5.4%

SAL Tagalog

4.5%

Gujarati

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Ellenbrook Employment

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Employed full-time

44.7% 7,363 people

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Employed part-time

22.4% 3,699 people

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Unemployed

4.5% 749 people

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Not in labour force

28.3% 4,666 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Ellenbrook Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

46.9%

Bachelor Degree

20.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.4%

Postgraduate Degree

4.8%

Certificate I/II

4.8%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Ellenbrook Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

20.2%

Professionals

17.3%

Community & Personal Service

17.1%

Clerical & Administrative

13.8%

Managers

10.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

8.1%

Labourers

6.9%

Sales Workers

6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Ellenbrook Field of Study

Engineering

22.0%

Management & Commerce

21.0%

Society & Culture

13.6%

Health

10.5%

Education

8.8%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.6%

Architecture & Building

5.5%

Creative Arts

3.1%

Information Technology

3.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.4%

Agriculture & Environment

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Ellenbrook Dwelling Types

Separate house

90.8%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

7.6%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Ellenbrook Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.2%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

1.0%

$300-$399/wk

1.8%

$400-$499/wk

4.3%

$500-$649/wk

3.6%

$650-$799/wk

6.0%

$800-$999/wk

6.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.4%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

15.4%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

9.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.2%

$4,000+/wk

8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Ellenbrook Marital Status

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Married

45.8% 8,336

↔️

Separated

4.6% 831

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Divorced

8.5% 1,545

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Widowed

3.6% 646

👤

Never married

37.6% 6,832

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Ellenbrook Ancestry

English

30.5%

Australian

25.4%

Other

14.7%

Scottish

6.2%

Irish

5.8%

Indian

3.5%

Italian

3.2%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.1%

Maori

2.3%

German

2.3%

Filipino

1.7%

Dutch

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Ellenbrook School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

36.9%

Secondary — Government

21.2%

Vocational Education

9.4%

Pre-school

9.3%

Secondary — Catholic

7.0%

Primary — Catholic

6.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

5.3%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Ellenbrook Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.5% 2,547

✅

No need for assistance

94.5% 44,058

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Ellenbrook Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

12.7% 2,160

—

Not a volunteer

87.3% 14,915

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Ellenbrook Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

2.8%

$300-$449/mo

1.0%

$450-$599/mo

0.9%

$600-$799/mo

1.1%

$800-$999/mo

3.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

15.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

25.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

32.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

12.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Ellenbrook How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

74.3%

Did not go to work

12.9%

Car (passenger)

5.9%

Other

2.1%

Bus

1.9%

Walked only

1.1%

Truck

0.7%

Train

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.3%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Bicycle

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Ellenbrook Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.1%

1 vehicle

34.0%

2 vehicles

42.3%

3 vehicles

13.4%

4+ vehicles

7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Ellenbrook Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.9%

2 bedrooms

9.5%

3 bedrooms

32.5%

4 bedrooms

52.1%

5 bedrooms

4.4%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Ellenbrook Population Mobility

13.5%

moved in the last year

38.5%

moved in the last 5 years

6.0%

unemployment rate (Census)

68.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Ellenbrook Indigenous Population

4.0%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,880

Indigenous residents

45,083

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Ellenbrook Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

2,382

Asthma

896

Diabetes

615

Arthritis

527

Heart disease

429

Lung condition

332

Cancer

204

Stroke

189

Kidney disease

181

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Ellenbrook Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

12.3%

$1-$149/wk

4.6%

$150-$299/wk

6.1%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

2.5%

$500-$649/wk

2.5%

$650-$799/wk

7.9%

$800-$999/wk

10.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.8%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

9.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.1%

$3,500+/wk

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Ellenbrook Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

51.6%

Couple — no children

17.2%

Couple — no children under 15

13.4%

One parent — children under 15

12.4%

One parent — no children under 15

5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Ellenbrook Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 38

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 21

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Previously served

2.3% 396

👤

Never served

97.3% 16,700

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Ellenbrook Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.0% 1,878

—

Did not provide

89.0% 15,130

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Ellenbrook Children Ever Born

No children

29.5%

1 child

14.3%

2 children

30.5%

3 children

17.1%

4 children

6.4%

5+ children

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Ellenbrook When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

130

1961–1970

457

1971–1980

497

1981–1990

710

1991–2000

767

2001–2010

2,954

2011–2015

1,411

2016

178

2017

130

2018

120

2019

165

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Ellenbrook Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.3%

5–14 hours

27.5%

15–29 hours

11.1%

30+ hours

9.1%

Did not do domestic work

30.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Ellenbrook Household Size

1 person

19.4%

2 persons

27.9%

3 persons

18.0%

4 persons

20.1%

5 persons

9.2%

6+ persons

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Ellenbrook Where Residents Moved From

Same address

19,948

Moved from WA

2,131

Moved — same area (SA2)

561

Moved from overseas

115

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from ACT

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Ellenbrook Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

74.7%

Step family — no other children

17.1%

Blended family — no other children

5.8%

Intact family — other children present

1.4%

Other couple — children only

0.5%

Step family — other children present

0.3%

Blended family — other children present

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Ellenbrook Schools

schools nearby

government

1000

avg ICSEA score

11,124

total students

Swan Valley Anglican Community School Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,272 students

1055

ICSEA

Ellenbrook Christian College Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 677 students

1050

ICSEA

Holy Cross College Catholic

Combined · PP-12 · 1,311 students

1040

ICSEA

St Helena's Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 420 students

1039

ICSEA

Aveley Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 621 students

1025

ICSEA

Aveley North Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 770 students

1003

ICSEA

Aveley Secondary College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,582 students

980

ICSEA

Anne Hamersley Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 813 students

980

ICSEA

Malvern Springs Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 713 students

972

ICSEA

Ellen Stirling Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 555 students

972

ICSEA

Ellenbrook Secondary College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,442 students

968

ICSEA

Ellenbrook Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 404 students

964

ICSEA

Arbor Grove Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 544 students

954

ICSEA

Alta-1 College - Ellenbrook Campus Independent

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Ellenbrook Rent Prices & Affordability

19%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,846/wk

Median Rent $350/wk

Rent-to-Income 19.0%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Ellenbrook

Your weekly income

≈ $7,999/month

Median rent $350/wk

Left after rent $1,496/wk

Rent share 19.0%

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Ellenbrook vs State & National Average

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Pop: 12,419 Income: $636/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 12,453 Income: $740/wk Rent: $320/wk

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Pop: 12,474 Income: $967/wk Rent: $380/wk

South Perth

Pop: 12,596 Income: $1,147/wk Rent: $375/wk

Yokine

Pop: 12,706 Income: $938/wk Rent: $325/wk

Nollamara

Pop: 12,779 Income: $839/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ellenbrook

What is the population of Ellenbrook WA?

The population of Ellenbrook WA is 24,668 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1909.1 people per km².Ellenbrook is ranked #85 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Ellenbrook?

The median personal income in Ellenbrook WA is $840 per week, or $43,680 per year.The median household income is $1,846 per week.Family income is $2,065 per week.Ellenbrook is ranked #2,948 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Ellenbrook?

Median rent in Ellenbrook WA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 19.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Ellenbrook ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Ellenbrook?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ellenbrook WA is $1,833. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Ellenbrook?

The median age in Ellenbrook WA is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Ellenbrook a good suburb to live in?

Ellenbrook is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 24,668.The median income is $840/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.0% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 50482. All dollar figures in AUD.