173 ▼ -39.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 286
- 2016: 148
- 2021: 173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broomehill West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broomehill West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up nearly 70% of the population in Broomehill West. This area is notably young, with a typical resident aged 38 and a high proportion of children compared to most other areas.
173
▼ -39.5%
- 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 Broomehill West — higher than 50% of areas.
| Broomehill West | 173 |
|---|---|
| 6318, WA | 493 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 173 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical age is 38, matching the figure for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer seniors than most places, with those aged 65 and over making up only 9.2% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broomehill West splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost 70% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national figures. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Western Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Broomehill West, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Broomehill West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50193/broomehill-west/topic/demographics-identity