25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caraban · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caraban
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Caraban, where the typical person is 57. With a tiny population of just 25 people, this sparsely populated area has a striking lack of children and young adults.
25
—
- 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 Caraban — lower than 83% of areas.
| Caraban | 25 |
|---|---|
| 6041, WA | 1,597 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small population of 25 people is smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, a figure far below the 18.2% national average. This helps explain the older profile, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 28% of the population, which is much higher than most areas.
28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caraban splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (50%) and Seniors (65+) (50%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 68% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
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 Caraban, Married is the majority at 85%; Never married is next at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Caraban
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caraban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50254/caraban/topic/demographics-identity