9,287 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,646
- 2016: 9,063
- 2021: 9,287
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Atwell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Atwell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Atwell, where the typical person is just 35. This suburb is one of the largest in the region, with a population of 9,287 people.
9,287
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Atwell — higher than 87% of areas.
| Atwell | 9,287 |
|---|---|
| 6164, WA | 66,124 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 7.7% of people aged 65 and over, far below the national rate of 17.2%.
7.7% ▲ +91.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Atwell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.1% of the population, slightly lower than the national figure of 11.5%.
1.7% ▲ +64.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Atwell, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Atwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50036/atwell/topic/demographics-identity