61 ▼ -91.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 720
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bunjil · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bunjil
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors defines the small population of Bunjil, where nearly a third of residents are aged 65 or over. This creates a community that is far older than the national average, with very few children living in the area.
61
▼ -91.5%
- 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 Bunjil — lower than 69% of areas.
| Bunjil | 61 |
|---|---|
| 6620, WA | 518 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bunjil is a sparsely populated area with only 61 residents. The typical person here is 39, which is slightly older than the typical resident across Western Australia and the nation.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 31.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 14.8% of the area, which is well below the state and national figures.
31.1% ▲ +409.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bunjil, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 16.7%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bunjil, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Bunjil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50213/bunjil/topic/demographics-identity