938 ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 886
- 2016: 911
- 2021: 938
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boyup Brook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boyup Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population defines daily life in Boyup Brook, where the typical resident is 51. This age gap is stark, as people here are far older than those across Western Australia and the rest of the country. The town has 938 residents in total.
938
▲ +5.9%
- 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 Boyup Brook — higher than 72% of areas.
| Boyup Brook | 938 |
|---|---|
| 6244, WA | 1,580 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Boyup Brook is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.7%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
27.4% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boyup Brook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national proportions.
2.3% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boyup Brook, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/topic/demographics-identity