90,306 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69,903
- 2016: 80,813
- 2021: 90,306
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mandurah · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mandurah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 20,000 people moved to Mandurah between 2011 and 2021, driving a 29% population increase. The city has aged noticeably during this time, with the typical resident now 45. This shift is most visible in the high number of seniors living in the area.
90,306
▲ +29.2%
- 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 Mandurah — higher than 83% of areas.
| Mandurah | 90,306 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mandurah has grown to 90,306 people, making it larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 45, which is 7 years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group has grown by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.4%.
25.6% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mandurah splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Nearly half of the population is married, and 12.1% are in de facto relationships.
2.9% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mandurah, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55110/mandurah/topic/demographics-identity