280 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 256
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 280
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Anketell · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Daily life in Anketell is shaped by a mature population, with the typical resident being 44 years old. This makes the area noticeably older than both the Western Australian and national figures, where the typical age is 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Anketell — higher than 58% of areas.
| Anketell | 280 |
|---|---|
| 6167, WA | 28,476 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 280 people living here, which is a larger population than about 60% of similar areas.
280 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs ▼ -6.4%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age structure is led by older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 32.9% of the population. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.
16.8% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Anketell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 10.3%, which is a little below the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below both state and national levels.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Anketell, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Anketell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50019/anketell/topic/demographics-identity