1,597 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,528
- 2016: 1,636
- 2021: 1,597
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peppermint Grove · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Peppermint Grove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Peppermint Grove is 42, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown slightly to 1,597 people, with a demographic shift toward an older community. This is most evident in the high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
1,597
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Peppermint Grove — lower than 82% of areas.
| Peppermint Grove | 1,597 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 1,597 people in 2021, an increase of about 69 people since 2011. Residents here are generally older than those in other areas, with the typical age rising by 2 years over the last decade.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.7% of the area, a little below the state average.
20.5% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Peppermint Grove, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 6.2% of the population, which is well below the 12.2% seen across Western Australia. Around 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8% ▲ +282.5%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peppermint Grove, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 38%.
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 Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56930/peppermint-grove/topic/demographics-identity