Bailup · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bailup

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Over half of the 54 people in Bailup are married, reflecting a mature population with a typical resident aged 49. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with very few children living here.

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📍 Bailup, Suburb / Locality

Where Bailup sits — Total population

54
  • 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 Bailup — lower than 71% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bailup54
6082, WA 3,422
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Bailup is sparsely populated with only 54 residents, making it smaller than about 70% of similar areas.

54

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40
  • 2021: 54

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 49 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 only 5.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 20.4%, a figure well above the state and national averages.

20.4%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.0%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

5.6%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Bailup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 26%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 25.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below both the state and national levels.

25.7%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Bailup, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 35%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Bailup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50050/bailup/topic/demographics-identity