689 ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 567
- 2016: 641
- 2021: 689
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Centennial Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Centennial Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Centennial Park, where the typical resident is 53. This makes the area much older than the national figure, with a high proportion of seniors shaping the local profile.
689
▲ +21.5%
- 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 Centennial Park — higher than 70% of areas.
| Centennial Park | 689 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 689 people, making it larger than about 71% of similar areas. This group is far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 37.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower than most areas at just 8.3%.
37.2% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Centennial Park, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Around 12% of people are in a de facto relationship.
3.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Centennial Park splits fairly evenly between Never married (36%) and Married (32%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 Centennial Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50278/centennial-park/topic/demographics-identity