7,477 ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7,799
- 2016: 7,148
- 2021: 7,477
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyndham-East Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wyndham-East Kimberley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Roughly one in three people in Wyndham-East Kimberley identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. This is a notably young region where the typical resident is just 33, making it much younger than most other areas in Australia. The total population has shrank by 4.1% since 2011, now sitting at 7,477 people.
7,477
▼ -4.1%
- 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 Wyndham-East Kimberley — lower than 59% of areas.
| Wyndham-East Kimberley | 7,477 |
|---|---|
| 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 33, which is noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. This age has risen slightly since 2011, when the typical person was 31.
33 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Younger than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very young profile, with children under 15 making up 23.1% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, people aged 65 and over make up only 7.7%, which is well below the national average of 17.2%.
7.7% ▲ +66.5%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wyndham-East Kimberley, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A strong proportion of the community identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at 33.6%, which is far above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also very common here at 23.4%, a rate far above the national average of 11.5%.
33.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.4% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyndham-East Kimberley, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Wyndham-East Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59340/wyndham-east-kimberley/topic/demographics-identity