Broke · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Broke

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Broke is 53 years old, making it far older than most other areas. This sparsely populated place has just 17 people living across its landscape.

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📍 Broke, Suburb / Locality

Where Broke sits — Total population

17
  • 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 Broke — lower than 88% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Broke17
6398, WA 552
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is far older than the Western Australian and national figures, with a typical age 15 years higher than the usual 38. This small community is smaller than about 87% of similar areas.

17

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13
  • 2021: 17

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25 yrs
  • 2021: 53 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, ahead of Young adults (25–44) (29%).

Age structure

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In Broke, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 55%, ahead of Never married (27%).

Marital status

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In Broke, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Broke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50186/broke/topic/demographics-identity