85 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blythewood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blythewood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Blythewood has seen its identity shift over the last decade, now serving as a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 57. This is far older than the national figure of 38, though a notable 20% of the population are children under 15.
85
—
- 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 Blythewood — lower than 63% of areas.
| Blythewood | 85 |
|---|---|
| 6208, WA | 12,946 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 85 people live here, making it smaller than about 62% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in Western Australia and across the country.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 31.8% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 32.9%.
31.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blythewood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 30% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above the national average. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national proportions.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blythewood, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (21%).
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 Blythewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50133/blythewood/topic/demographics-identity