7,419 ▲ +175.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,694
- 2016: 5,290
- 2021: 7,419
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caversham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caversham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Caversham is just 33 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages. This is a large community of over 7,400 people where families and young adults are the dominant groups. The area is shaped by a high number of children and very few seniors.
7,419
▲ +175.4%
- 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 Caversham — higher than 87% of areas.
| Caversham | 7,419 |
|---|---|
| 6055, WA | 32,320 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 7,419, which is among the largest for areas of this type. Residents are noticeably younger than those in the rest of Western Australia and across the country.
33 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
8.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Caversham, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Over half of the population are married, and 12.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state figure.
3.2% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caversham, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Caversham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50277/caversham/topic/demographics-identity