4,578 ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,049
- 2016: 4,232
- 2021: 4,578
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ardross · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ardross
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Three years older than the national average is the typical resident in Ardross, where the usual person is 41. This larger-than-most community has a diverse age mix, with a significant number of seniors and children.
4,578
▲ +13.1%
- 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 Ardross — higher than 86% of areas.
| Ardross | 4,578 |
|---|---|
| 6153, WA | 21,419 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ardross is home to 4,578 people, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 19.2% of residents are seniors, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%. This sits alongside a children's population of 18.9%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
19.2% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ardross splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital patterns differ here, with only 6.1% of people in de facto relationships, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%. Indigenous residents make up 0.7% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ +316.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ardross, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/demographics-identity