3,085 ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,393
- 2016: 2,728
- 2021: 3,085
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Exmouth · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Exmouth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Exmouth than in most other Australian areas, where only 11.8% of people are aged 65 or over. This makes for a relatively young population that has grown by 29% since 2011. The typical resident is now 37 years old.
3,085
▲ +28.9%
- 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 Exmouth — lower than 73% of areas.
| Exmouth | 3,085 |
|---|---|
| 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 climbed to 3,085 people, adding about 692 residents since 2011. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
People aged 65 and over make up 11.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.2%, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.8% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Exmouth, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 20.6%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.9%, about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Exmouth splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Exmouth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53360/exmouth/topic/demographics-identity