1,705 ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,226
- 2016: 1,844
- 2021: 1,705
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boddington · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Boddington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Boddington are married, making it a community where traditional family structures are common. While the population has shrank by 23% since 2011, the area has a notably high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
1,705
▼ -23.4%
- 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 Boddington — lower than 82% of areas.
| Boddington | 1,705 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell to 1,705 people by 2021. The typical resident is now 42, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This increase in children sits alongside a rise in seniors, who now account for 17.5% of the community.
17.5% ▲ +114.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boddington, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.6%. About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
3.5% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boddington, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50630/boddington/topic/demographics-identity