575 ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 616
- 2016: 594
- 2021: 575
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Three Springs · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Three Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Three Springs compared to the rest of the state. The town is noticeably older than the national average, with a population of 575 that has shrank by 6.7% since 2011.
575
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Three Springs — lower than 92% of areas.
| Three Springs | 575 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia. This age has crept up by 2 years since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. While children under 15 are also common at 21.2%, this proportion has fallen by 3.4 points over the last decade.
22.1% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Three Springs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 8.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the state figure of 3.3%. Additionally, de facto relationships are much more common than in most areas, rising to 16.9% since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Three Springs, Married is the majority at 54%; Never 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58260/three-springs/topic/demographics-identity