182,267 ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 156,351
- 2016: 169,301
- 2021: 182,267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Perth - Inner · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Perth - Inner
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much lower proportions of children and Indigenous people set Perth - Inner apart from most similar areas. It is a growing hub of 182,267 people where young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest age group at 31.5%.
182,267
▲ +16.6%
- 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 Perth - Inner — lower than 58% of areas.
| Perth - Inner | 182,267 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 17% since 2011, adding about 25,916 people. The typical resident is 38, which is two years older than in 2011 and about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 only 15.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 3.3 points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Perth - Inner, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. De facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas, accounting for 12.6% of residents.
0.8% ▲ +61.4%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Perth - Inner splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Perth - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/503/perth-inner/topic/demographics-identity