1,200 ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,377
- 2016: 1,067
- 2021: 1,200
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meekatharra · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Meekatharra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 34-point gap separates Meekatharra from the state and national averages in its proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This community is also noticeably younger than the rest of Australia, with a typical resident aged 34. The total population has shrank by 13% since 2011, now sitting at 1,200 people.
1,200
▼ -12.9%
- 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 Meekatharra — lower than 85% of areas.
| Meekatharra | 1,200 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,200 is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38.
34 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 14.7% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much lower than most areas at 8.7%, though this rose 2.3 points since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Meekatharra, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 37.4% of the population, a figure far above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also very common here, with 23.2% of people in such a partnership, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
37.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meekatharra, Never married is the majority at 56%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55250/meekatharra/topic/demographics-identity