3,832 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,737
- 2016: 3,717
- 2021: 3,832
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bateman · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bateman
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 3,832 people in Bateman are married, making it a settled residential area. The community is generally older than the national average, though it still maintains a strong presence of children and families.
3,832
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Bateman — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bateman | 3,832 |
|---|---|
| 6150, WA | 13,201 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This population is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.9% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.4%, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
19.9% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bateman splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people here are in de facto relationships at 5.8%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%. Only 0.5% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.5% ▲ +550.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bateman, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Bateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50079/bateman/topic/demographics-identity