11,284 ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9,280
- 2016: 10,054
- 2021: 11,284
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Claremont · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Claremont
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and many more seniors than most similar areas define the population of Claremont. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This shift toward an older population is clear, with the typical age rising by two years since 2011.
11,284
▲ +21.6%
- 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 Claremont — lower than 52% of areas.
| Claremont | 11,284 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 22% since 2011, adding about 2,004 people to reach a total of 11,284. This total is smaller than about 52% of areas at this level.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Claremont has a high proportion of seniors, with 24.5% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 (15.7%) than most other places.
24.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Claremont splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also uncommon here, at 8.8%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +133.5%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Claremont, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51750/claremont/topic/demographics-identity