48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bootenal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bootenal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bootenal is 48, making the community far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area of 48 people has a distinct age spread, with a high number of older adults and children, but very few seniors.
48
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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 Bootenal — lower than 73% of areas.
| Bootenal | 48 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 6,915 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bootenal is a small community of 48 people, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the area has far fewer seniors than most places, with those aged 65 and over sitting well below the state and national averages at 10.4%.
10.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bootenal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Nearly half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little above the national average at 13.3%.
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.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bootenal splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bootenal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bootenal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50152/bootenal/topic/demographics-identity