629 ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 904
- 2016: 617
- 2021: 629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Perenjori · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Perenjori
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Perenjori are married, marking it as the most common relationship status in the area. The community has grown noticeably older over the last decade, with a typical resident now 43 years old. This shift comes as the total population has shrank by 30% since 2011.
629
▼ -30.4%
- 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 Perenjori — lower than 91% of areas.
| Perenjori | 629 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Perenjori is now home to 629 people, which is among the smallest populations for areas at this level. The typical resident is 5 years older than both the Western Australian and national figures.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Older than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 14.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.7%.
15.7% ▲ +125.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Perenjori, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 16.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the state and national averages. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population stands at 2.9%, a figure that fell 3 percentage points since 2011.
2.9% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Perenjori, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57000/perenjori/topic/demographics-identity