7,970 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7,605
- 2016: 7,597
- 2021: 7,970
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Cottesloe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cottesloe is 44, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figures. This shift is clear in the data, as the population has aged by four years since 2011 and is now dominated by adults over 45.
7,970
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Cottesloe — lower than 57% of areas.
| Cottesloe | 7,970 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 4.8% since 2011 to reach 7,970 people. This growth happened as the area became older than most other similar places.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Cottesloe has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 22.0% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is linked to a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.6% of the area.
22.0% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cottesloe, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest rates for this level. Half of the population are married, while 10.9% are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +130.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cottesloe, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/demographics-identity