42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bokal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bokal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Bokal is far older than the national average, with a typical age of 59 years. This sparsely populated area is mostly home to older adults and seniors, with a population of just 42 people.
42
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- 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 Bokal — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bokal | 42 |
|---|---|
| 6392, WA | 432 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59 years old, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. Bokal is smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up over half the population. This helps explain why seniors (65+) are well above the state and national figures at 23.8%, while children under 15 are far below at only 7.1%.
23.8% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bokal, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bokal, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Separated (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bokal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bokal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50139/bokal/topic/demographics-identity