5,730 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,158
- 2016: 5,436
- 2021: 5,730
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cable Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cable Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with young children shape the daily life of Cable Beach, where the typical resident is just 34. This makes the area noticeably younger than both Western Australia and the national figure of 38 years.
5,730
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Cable Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cable Beach | 5,730 |
|---|---|
| 6726, WA | 5,730 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cable Beach is home to 5,730 people, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very young profile, with 22.8% of people being children under 15—well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 8.4%, which is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
8.4% ▲ +81.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cable Beach, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A strong sense of identity is evident here, with 23.1% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Relationships are also distinct, as those in de facto partnerships make up 22.5% of the population, which is far above the 11.5% national average.
23.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cable Beach, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Cable Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/topic/demographics-identity