149,617
Lower than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Western Australia - Wheat Belt
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Slow population growth shapes daily life across the Western Australia - Wheat Belt, where the local population has risen by 5.6% since 2021. This modest increase means the region is growing much slower than the rest of Western Australia.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population is 149,617, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. This 5.6% growth rate is around the middle for its level, though it remains well below the state figure of 10.7%.
5.6%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/economy-advantage