677 —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bushmead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bushmead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Bushmead are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the state and national typical age of 38. It is a growing community with 677 people, where a very small proportion are seniors.
677
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- 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 Bushmead — higher than 69% of areas.
| Bushmead | 677 |
|---|---|
| 6055, WA | 32,320 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is just 32 years old, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 6 years younger than the national figure.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults dominate the population, while the 5.3% of people aged 65 and over is far below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.8% of the area, slightly below the Western Australian average.
5.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bushmead, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (19%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 22.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average.
1.9% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bushmead, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Bushmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50227/bushmead/topic/demographics-identity