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Gosnells WA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Gosnells WA is 21,149 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Gosnells is $635 per week ($33,020 per year). Median rent in Gosnells is $290 per week ($1,257 per month). Gosnells has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Gosnells has a population density of 1353.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Gosnells is England. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gosnells is $1,500.

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Gosnells Population

residents (Census 2021)

Gosnells Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$635/wk

$33,020 per year

#6527 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$290/wk

$1,257 per month

#5154 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

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Mortgage

$1,500/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Gosnells Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (10,484) Female 50.4% (10,669)

Population Density

1353.9

people per km²

21,149 people · 15.6 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,550

Family income/wk

Gosnells 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)

Gosnells Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

40.1% 2,034 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

59.9% 3,037 dwellings

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

Gosnells Country of Birth

Australia

80.1%

England

8.5%

India

4.7%

Afghanistan

3.8%

Indonesia

1.1%

China

0.7%

Germany

0.5%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

0.2%

Iran

0.2%

Bangladesh

0.2%

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

Gosnells Religion

No Religion

40.3%

Catholic

18.2%

Islam

11.3%

Anglican

10.2%

Not stated

10.0%

Christian (other)

3.9%

Baptist

3.0%

Hinduism

3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Gosnells Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

52.9%

Year 10 or equivalent

29.0%

Year 11 or equivalent

11.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.2%

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

Gosnells Languages Spoken at Home

Other

39.8%

SAL Tot

21.5%

SAL Tagalog

8.8%

Tamil

7.6%

IAL Punjabi

6.4%

Urdu

5.6%

Arabic

5.3%

Mandarin

5.0%

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

Gosnells Employment

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Employed full-time

34.5% 5,207 people

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Employed part-time

19.0% 2,877 people

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Unemployed

5.5% 835 people

🏠

Not in labour force

40.9% 6,184 people

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

Gosnells Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

47.4%

Bachelor Degree

20.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.0%

Postgraduate Degree

5.5%

Certificate I/II

5.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.3%

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

Gosnells Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

21.9%

Community & Personal Service

16.7%

Professionals

16.4%

Clerical & Administrative

12.1%

Labourers

10.1%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

9.8%

Managers

6.5%

Sales Workers

6.4%

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

Gosnells Field of Study

Engineering

23.0%

Management & Commerce

19.0%

Society & Culture

14.3%

Health

9.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.2%

Education

8.0%

Architecture & Building

6.1%

Information Technology

3.6%

Creative Arts

3.2%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.9%

Agriculture & Environment

1.9%

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

Gosnells Dwelling Types

Separate house

83.7%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

15.0%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Gosnells Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.1%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.8%

$300-$399/wk

4.0%

$400-$499/wk

8.7%

$500-$649/wk

6.9%

$650-$799/wk

8.1%

$800-$999/wk

8.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.4%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

4.1%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.1%

$4,000+/wk

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Gosnells Marital Status

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Married

41.3% 6,957

↔️

Separated

4.1% 684

📋

Divorced

10.7% 1,799

🕊️

Widowed

6.7% 1,133

👤

Never married

37.2% 6,265

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Gosnells Ancestry

English

29.5%

Australian

23.6%

Other

18.7%

Scottish

5.6%

Irish

5.4%

Filipino

3.6%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.1%

Indian

2.8%

Chinese

2.1%

Italian

2.0%

German

1.8%

Dutch

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Gosnells School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

32.5%

Secondary — Government

22.3%

Vocational Education

14.8%

Pre-school

8.1%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

6.5%

Primary — Catholic

6.4%

Secondary — Catholic

5.0%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.4%

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

Gosnells Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.3% 2,853

✅

No need for assistance

92.7% 36,442

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

Gosnells Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.7% 1,824

—

Not a volunteer

88.3% 13,720

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Gosnells Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.4%

$300-$449/mo

1.9%

$450-$599/mo

2.2%

$600-$799/mo

4.6%

$800-$999/mo

5.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

24.8%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

27.3%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

21.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

5.2%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Gosnells How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

74.6%

Did not go to work

10.7%

Car (passenger)

5.8%

Train

2.8%

Other

1.7%

Bus

1.5%

Truck

0.9%

Walked only

0.8%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.6%

Bicycle

0.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.3%

Ferry

0.1%

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

Gosnells Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.8%

1 vehicle

40.1%

2 vehicles

33.8%

3 vehicles

11.8%

4+ vehicles

6.6%

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

Gosnells Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.2%

2 bedrooms

10.8%

3 bedrooms

54.0%

4 bedrooms

28.2%

5 bedrooms

3.0%

6+ bedrooms

0.8%

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

Gosnells Population Mobility

13.2%

moved in the last year

38.6%

moved in the last 5 years

8.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

56.0%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Gosnells Indigenous Population

4.1%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,653

Indigenous residents

38,344

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Gosnells Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,986

Asthma

745

Diabetes

709

Arthritis

652

Heart disease

571

Lung condition

512

Cancer

232

Kidney disease

224

Stroke

224

Dementia

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

Gosnells Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

14.1%

$1-$149/wk

3.9%

$150-$299/wk

7.7%

$300-$399/wk

6.0%

$400-$499/wk

4.4%

$500-$649/wk

3.9%

$650-$799/wk

9.5%

$800-$999/wk

11.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.0%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.8%

$3,500+/wk

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Gosnells Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

43.5%

Couple — no children

22.3%

Couple — no children under 15

13.9%

One parent — children under 15

12.6%

One parent — no children under 15

7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Gosnells Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 8

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 7

🏅

Previously served

2.8% 439

👤

Never served

97.1% 15,165

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Gosnells Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.4% 1,923

—

Did not provide

87.6% 13,562

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Gosnells Children Ever Born

No children

29.9%

1 child

14.1%

2 children

27.6%

3 children

17.3%

4 children

8.4%

5+ children

2.8%

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

Gosnells When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

206

1961–1970

760

1971–1980

614

1981–1990

666

1991–2000

587

2001–2010

2,054

2011–2015

1,569

2016

207

2017

196

2018

168

2019

284

2020

102

2021

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

Gosnells Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.1%

5–14 hours

24.1%

15–29 hours

10.5%

30+ hours

9.3%

Did not do domestic work

37.0%

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

Gosnells Household Size

1 person

31.7%

2 persons

29.3%

3 persons

14.8%

4 persons

13.4%

5 persons

6.4%

6+ persons

4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Gosnells Where Residents Moved From

Same address

16,891

Moved from WA

1,764

Moved — same area (SA2)

476

Moved from overseas

131

Moved from QLD

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from NT

Moved from ACT

Moved from TAS

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

Gosnells Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

79.7%

Step family — no other children

12.7%

Blended family — no other children

4.8%

Intact family — other children present

1.7%

Other couple — children only

0.9%

Step family — other children present

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Gosnells Schools

schools nearby

government

968

avg ICSEA score

6,806

total students

John Wollaston Anglican Community School Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,206 students

1060

ICSEA

Yarralinka Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 253 students

1040

ICSEA

Clifton Hills Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 454 students

1006

ICSEA

Lumen Christi College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,018 students

1004

ICSEA

St Munchin's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 388 students

995

ICSEA

Wirrabirra Education Support Centre Government

Primary · K-6 · 67 students

965

ICSEA

Huntingdale Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 439 students

956

ICSEA

Gosnells Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 434 students

950

ICSEA

Southern River College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,209 students

941

ICSEA

Ashburton Drive Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 434 students

931

ICSEA

Wirrabirra Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 366 students

923

ICSEA

Westfield Park Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 305 students

911

ICSEA

Seaforth Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 233 students

907

ICSEA

Alta-1 College - Camillo 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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Gosnells Rent Prices & Affordability

23%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,254/wk

Median Rent $290/wk

Rent-to-Income 23.1%

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

If you earn X in Gosnells

Your weekly income

≈ $5,434/month

Median rent $290/wk

Left after rent $964/wk

Rent share 23.1%

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Gosnells vs State & National Average

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Pop: 10,575 Income: $682/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Pop: 10,813 Income: $804/wk Rent: $340/wk

Warnbro

Pop: 10,828 Income: $684/wk Rent: $320/wk

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Pop: 10,837 Income: $910/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Pop: 10,883 Income: $907/wk Rent: $440/wk

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Pop: 10,897 Income: $1,015/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Gosnells

What is the population of Gosnells WA?

The population of Gosnells WA is 21,149 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1353.9 people per km².Gosnells is ranked #129 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Gosnells?

The median personal income in Gosnells WA is $635 per week, or $33,020 per year.The median household income is $1,254 per week.Family income is $1,550 per week.Gosnells is ranked #6,527 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Gosnells?

Median rent in Gosnells WA is $290 per week ($1,257 per month).Rent represents 23.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Gosnells ranks #5,154 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Gosnells?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gosnells WA is $1,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Gosnells?

The median age in Gosnells WA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Gosnells a good suburb to live in?

Gosnells is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 21,149.The median income is $635/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.1% 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: 50574. All dollar figures in AUD.