92 ▼ -64.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 257
- 2016: 102
- 2021: 92
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Acton Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Acton Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly high number of children now live in Acton Park, where 30.4% of the 92 residents are under 15. This shift makes the area far more family-focused than the state or national average. While the typical resident is 42, the population remains small and lean toward younger age groups.
92
▼ -64.2%
- 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 Acton Park — lower than 61% of areas.
| Acton Park | 92 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 30,585 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population consists of 92 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38, with the usual person in Acton Park being 42.
42 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 30.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of young people is mirrored by a very low proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over sitting at 9.8%, well below the national figure of 17.2%.
9.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.4% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Acton Park splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. About 51.3% of the population are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 10.8%, a little below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Acton Park, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Acton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50003/acton-park/topic/demographics-identity