69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Monomeith · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Monomeith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Monomeith is a small community where the typical resident is 48. This sparsity is reflected in a total population of just 69 people, with a small number of children and a significant proportion of seniors.
69
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monomeith — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other locations of its size.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 5.8% of the population, which is far below the 18.2% national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 20.3% of the community, a figure well above the national average.
20.3% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Monomeith, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.0%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Monomeith, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Monomeith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21731/monomeith/topic/demographics-identity