29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carani · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carani is now 52, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This sparsely populated place has just 29 people, with a population structure that skews heavily toward middle-aged adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carani — lower than 82% of areas.
| Carani | 29 |
|---|---|
| 6569, WA | 270 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 29 people, which is lower than about 81% of similar areas. The typical age here is 52, which is 14 years older than the usual person in Western Australia or across the country.
29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.8% of the population, well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much less common than in most areas, accounting for only 10.3% of residents.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Carani splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average of 3.3%. In terms of relationships, 38.5% of residents have never married, while 34.6% are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Carani splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50256/carani/topic/demographics-identity