170 ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 251
- 2016: 278
- 2021: 170
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Gascoyne · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Upper Gascoyne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 170 people living in Upper Gascoyne identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This sparsely populated area has a young profile, with children making up over a quarter of the population.
170
▼ -32.3%
- 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 Upper Gascoyne — lower than 98% of areas.
| Upper Gascoyne | 170 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by about 81 people since 2011, and the typical resident is now 37. This is 10 years older than the typical age recorded in 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +37.0%
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 27.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over make up only 5.9%, a figure far below the national average.
5.9% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Gascoyne, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 55.9% of the population, far above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 22.5%, which is also far above the national average.
55.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Gascoyne, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Upper Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58470/upper-gascoyne/topic/demographics-identity