524 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 384
- 2016: 490
- 2021: 524
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Menzies · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Menzies
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 42% of people in Menzies are young adults aged 25 to 44. This small community of 524 people has grown 36% since 2011, though it now has a much smaller proportion of children and Indigenous residents than it did a decade ago.
524
▲ +36.5%
- 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 Menzies — lower than 93% of areas.
| Menzies | 524 |
|---|---|
| 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 140 people since 2011, making it one of the smallest areas at this level. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 only 5.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2% and a 14 point drop since 2011. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well below the national average at 9.9%.
9.9% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.5% ▼ -71.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Menzies, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 21.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%.
21.2% ▼ -68.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.5% ▲ +137.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Menzies, Never married is the majority at 51%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55390/menzies/topic/demographics-identity