27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buckingham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buckingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Buckingham, where the typical resident is 49. This sparsely populated area has a striking number of seniors and very few children compared to the rest of the country.
27
—
- 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 Buckingham — lower than 82% of areas.
| Buckingham | 27 |
|---|---|
| 6225, WA | 9,164 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is only 27 people, making it smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 44.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, with children under 15 making up only 11.1% of residents.
44.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Buckingham splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 3.3%. Most people here are married, accounting for 73.9% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Buckingham, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Buckingham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Buckingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50198/buckingham/topic/demographics-identity