298 ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 348
- 2016: 350
- 2021: 298
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trayning · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Trayning
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Trayning is now 55, making the area far older than most of Australia. This ageing trend is clear as the population has shrunk to 298 people, with a sharp decline in the number of children living here.
298
▼ -14.4%
- 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 Trayning — lower than 96% of areas.
| Trayning | 298 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the smallest for its kind and has fallen by 14% since 2011, losing about 50 people. The typical resident is now 11 years older than they were in 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 27.5% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This contrasts with children under 15, who now make up only 10.1% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
27.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.1% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Trayning splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Western Australian average. Most residents are either married (39.8%) or have never been married (33.5%).
5.0% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trayning, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Trayning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58400/trayning/topic/demographics-identity