407 ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 430
- 2016: 405
- 2021: 407
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carnamah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carnamah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carnamah is 43 years old, making the population noticeably older than the national average. With 407 people, the area has a population larger than about 65% of similar places. This ageing trend is most visible in the high proportion of seniors living here.
407
▼ -5.3%
- 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 Carnamah — higher than 62% of areas.
| Carnamah | 407 |
|---|---|
| 6517, WA | 407 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 407 people. Residents are generally older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 43 years.
43 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.7%.
23.3% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carnamah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, a little above the Australian average.
3.4% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carnamah, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50266/carnamah/topic/demographics-identity