Australian Demographic Profile
St James (WA), WA 6102
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~4,900
Median age
32
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
22%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers22%
- Established partnered households20%
- High-earning professionals20%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~4,900
- Sex split
- F 48% / M 52%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 39%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)15%
- Young adults (15-24)16%
- Early career (25-39)33%
- Mid career (40-59)24%
- Senior (60+)13%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in St James (WA): Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated27%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)19%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)33%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)18%
- Very high ($3k+)3.1%
Top occupations
- Professionals27%
- Technicians and Trades Workers14%
- Community and Personal Service Workers14%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to WA and Australia
| St James (WA) | WA avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 39% | 17% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →