107,641 ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) 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 · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Mandurah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Mandurah, where the typical resident is 45. This is significantly older than the national figure of 38. Over the last decade, the area has grown by 29% to reach a total population of 107,641 people.
107,641
▲ +29.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah — lower than 74% 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 person living here is 45, which is much higher than most similar areas and 7 years older than the Western Australian average. This age gap has grown since 2011, when the typical resident was 42.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 86% of region (sa4) 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 of 17.2%. 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 93% of region (sa4) 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 55% of region (sa4) 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 national figure. Around 12.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate that has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) 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 region (sa4) 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/sa4/502/mandurah/topic/demographics-identity