125 ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 221
- 2016: 147
- 2021: 125
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brown Range · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brown Range
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Brown Range is far older than those in most similar areas, with a usual age of 50. This sparsely populated area of 125 people is marked by a high proportion of children and a strong Indigenous presence.
125
▼ -43.4%
- 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 Brown Range — lower than 55% of areas.
| Brown Range | 125 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 5,259 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 125 people. Residents are far older than the national figure of 38, with a typical age of 50 years.
50 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 16.8%, a result about the same as the state and national averages.
16.8% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brown Range, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%.
7.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brown Range, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Brown Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50195/brown-range/topic/demographics-identity