5,251 ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,787
- 2016: 5,528
- 2021: 5,251
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carnarvon · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Carnarvon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong sense of Indigenous heritage defines daily life in Carnarvon, where 16.3% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national figure. The population of 5,251 has shrunk by 9.3% since 2011, and the typical resident is now slightly older at 40.
5,251
▼ -9.3%
- 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 Carnarvon — lower than 66% of areas.
| Carnarvon | 5,251 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen by about 536 people since 2011. Residents are a little older than those in the rest of Australia, with the typical age rising by two years over the last decade to 40.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group at 28.9%. While children under 15 are more common here than in most similar areas, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose by 4 percentage points since 2011.
16.3% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Identity in Carnarvon is marked by an Indigenous population that is far above the Western Australian average. Relationships also differ from the norm, with 16.8% of people in de facto partnerships, which is well above the national figure.
16.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51540/carnarvon/topic/demographics-identity