1,381 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,337
- 2016: 1,346
- 2021: 1,381
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bluff Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bluff Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bluff Point is 52, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap defines the community, where a third of the population are seniors. With 1,381 residents, it is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
1,381
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Bluff Point — higher than 75% of areas.
| Bluff Point | 1,381 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 12.9%.
33.0% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bluff Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the residents are married, and 12.7% are in de facto relationships.
5.5% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bluff Point, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bluff Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bluff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50132/bluff-point/topic/demographics-identity