8,030 ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7,541
- 2016: 7,746
- 2021: 8,030
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bull Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Bull Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of residents in Bull Creek are married, with 58% of the population in this relationship status. The area is noticeably older than the national figure, and it has seen its population grow to 8,030 people over the last decade.
8,030
▲ +6.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bull Creek — lower than 59% of areas.
| Bull Creek | 8,030 |
|---|---|
| 6149, WA | 18,905 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Western Australia and across the nation. Since 2011, the population grew by 6.5%, adding about 489 people.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a large part of the community, with people aged 65 and over accounting for 26.7% of the population. This is far above the state figure of 16.1%, and the proportion of seniors rose by 7.9 points since 2011.
26.7% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bull Creek splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.6% of people here identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.6% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.6% ▲ +123.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.6% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bull Creek, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041179/bull-creek/topic/demographics-identity