48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boorabbin · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boorabbin is 43, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38. This sparsely populated area has only 48 residents and is missing the usual mix of children and seniors found elsewhere in Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boorabbin — lower than 73% of areas.
| Boorabbin | 48 |
|---|---|
| 6429, WA | 967 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with Boorabbin being smaller than about 73% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in Western Australia and the rest of the country.
48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below the state and national averages. This means the population consists entirely of adults, with over half being young adults aged 25 to 44.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Boorabbin, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 35%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 47.9% of residents have never been married, while 39.6% are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Boorabbin, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boorabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50147/boorabbin/topic/demographics-identity