103 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 116
- 2021: 103
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cascade · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population has shifted the makeup of Cascade, where the typical resident is now just 34. This is several years younger than the national figure of 38, driven largely by a high number of families with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cascade — lower than 58% of areas.
| Cascade | 103 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | 13,159 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 103 people, which is smaller than about 58% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in the rest of Western Australia and Australia.
103 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% 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 29.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at just 2.9%, far below the state average of 16.1%.
2.9% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Cascade splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (65.3%), though those in de facto relationships are much less common at 6.5% compared to the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is 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.
6.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cascade, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cascade [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50272/cascade/topic/demographics-identity