59,498
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Mid West
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer than 60,000 people live in the Mid West, making it smaller than over half of similar areas. While the population is growing, it is doing so at a much slower pace than the rest of the state.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 3.9% since 2021. This is lower than most areas and sits well below the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
3.9%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/economy-advantage