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.
Bailup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bailup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bailup | 54 |
|---|---|
| 6082, WA | 3,422 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bailup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 26%.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bailup, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 35%.
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