57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cartmeticup · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 36.8% of the population are children under 15 in Cartmeticup, a figure far above the Western Australian average. This sparsely populated area of 57 people is notably young, with very few seniors compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cartmeticup — lower than 70% of areas.
| Cartmeticup | 57 |
|---|---|
| 6316, WA | 391 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both Western Australia and the national figure of 38.
57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% 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 36.8% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. Conversely, people aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at only 8.8%.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
36.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cartmeticup, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here at 26.5%, which is far above the national rate of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cartmeticup, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cartmeticup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50271/cartmeticup/topic/demographics-identity