107,641 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 83,294
- 2016: 96,736
- 2021: 107,641
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mandurah · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Mandurah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 48.2% of people in Mandurah are married, making this the most common relationship status in an area that has grown significantly. The population reached 107,641 people in 2021, with the typical resident now noticeably older than those in the rest of the state.
107,641
▲ +29.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah — higher than 78% of areas.
| Mandurah | 107,641 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Mandurah is 45, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38. This age has trended upwards since 2011, while the total population grew by 29% to add about 24,347 people.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group has grown by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.5%.
25.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mandurah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships account for 12.2% of residents, up 1.0 percentage point from 2011.
2.9% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mandurah, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50201/mandurah/topic/demographics-identity