37 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11
- 2021: 37
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cheynes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cheynes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cheynes is 53, making this area far older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated place with only 37 people, where nearly a quarter of the population are seniors.
37
—
- 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 Cheynes — lower than 78% of areas.
| Cheynes | 37 |
|---|---|
| 6328, WA | 431 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. The total population is small, with only 37 people living here.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the 65 and over group is so large at 24.3%, well above the state average.
24.3% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cheynes, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 53%; Seniors (65+) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 26.7%, a figure far above the national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.7% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cheynes, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 46%.
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 Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/demographics-identity