1,403 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,462
- 2016: 1,313
- 2021: 1,403
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Albany · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Albany
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Albany is 55, making it a far older community than most other areas. This age gap is striking, with the local population being 17 years older than the national figure. This shift creates a place where seniors are a dominant presence in daily life.
1,403
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Albany — higher than 75% of areas.
| Albany | 1,403 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Albany has a total population of 1,403 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 32.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why there are so few children, with those under 15 making up just 9.9% of the area.
32.9% ▲ +98.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Albany splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half the population is married, while 12.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
1.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/demographics-identity