1,160 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,055
- 2016: 1,109
- 2021: 1,160
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jerramungup · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Jerramungup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes Jerramungup a family-focused area, with 21.6% of the population under 15. The total population grew by 10% since 2011 to reach 1,160 people. This growth occurs alongside a typical resident age of 40, which has remained steady for a decade.
1,160
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Jerramungup — lower than 85% of areas.
| Jerramungup | 1,160 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 105 people between 2011 and 2021, reaching a total of 1,160. This makes the area smaller than about 84% of similar places.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose by 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +67.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jerramungup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.6%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, about the same as the state and national figures.
3.4% ▲ +96.9%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jerramungup, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Jerramungup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54130/jerramungup/topic/demographics-identity