38,763 ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33,650
- 2016: 36,583
- 2021: 38,763
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Albany · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Albany
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Albany is 45, making the area noticeably older than the state and national averages. The population has grown by 15% since 2011 to 38,763 people. This growth comes alongside a shift towards an older age profile, with a significant increase in the number of seniors.
38,763
▲ +15.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Albany — higher than 71% of areas.
| Albany | 38,763 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 5,113 people since 2011, reaching 38,763. The typical resident is now 45, which is 7 years older than the national figure and 4 years older than it was in 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.3% of the community, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This group rose by 5.9 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell to 17.5%.
23.3% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Albany splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.8% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50080/albany/topic/demographics-identity