18,878 ▲ +168.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,034
- 2016: 14,908
- 2021: 18,878
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Byford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Byford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 18,878 people in Byford are married, reflecting a community dominated by families. This is a remarkably young area where the typical resident is just 31, which is seven years younger than the national figure.
18,878
▲ +168.4%
- 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 Byford — higher than 89% of areas.
| Byford | 18,878 |
|---|---|
| 6122, WA | 21,803 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 18,878 is among the largest for similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 28.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 7.2%.
7.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Byford, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%. This is well above the national figure of 11.5%, and the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 3.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
3.2% ▲ +85.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Byford, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50230/byford/topic/demographics-identity