759 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 810
- 2016: 750
- 2021: 759
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broadwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broadwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Broadwood is much younger and has more children than most similar areas. The typical resident is just 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figures of 38. With 759 people, it is larger than about 72% of areas at this level.
759
▼ -6.3%
- 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 Broadwood — higher than 71% of areas.
| Broadwood | 759 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 21,920 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34 years old, making the population noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national averages.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as the 27.4% of people under 15 is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 2.2% of the population, which is far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
2.2% ▲ +504.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.4% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broadwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 16.9% of residents, a figure well above the 11.5% national average.
5.4% ▲ +1358.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Broadwood, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Broadwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50184/broadwood/topic/demographics-identity