1,321 ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,024
- 2016: 1,275
- 2021: 1,321
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Abbey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Abbey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a fifth of the 1,321 people living in Abbey are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This creates a family-heavy community where the typical resident is 42 years old, making the area noticeably older than both Western Australia and Australia.
1,321
▲ +29.0%
- 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 Abbey — higher than 75% of areas.
| Abbey | 1,321 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 30,585 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Abbey is larger than about 77% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,321 people.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children, with 22.6% under age 15, which is much higher than most similar places. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.2% of the population, which is well above the state figure.
20.2% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Abbey splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (58.6%), while those in de facto relationships make up 13.7%, which is higher than in most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.4% of the population, a little below the state and national figures.
1.4% ▲ +145.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Abbey, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Abbey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50002/abbey/topic/demographics-identity