31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boothendarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boothendarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Boothendarra is a sparsely populated place where the typical resident is 53. This small community of 31 people is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly half the population.
31
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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 Boothendarra — lower than 81% of areas.
| Boothendarra | 31 |
|---|---|
| 6521, WA | 347 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is small, with only 31 people living in the area.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 48.4% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 9.7%.
48.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boothendarra, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 38%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 19% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average of 3.2%.
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.
19.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boothendarra, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Boothendarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50153/boothendarra/topic/demographics-identity