3,638 ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,749
- 2016: 3,387
- 2021: 3,638
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Churchlands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Churchlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of over 3 percentage points separates Churchlands from the state and national figures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. The area is home to 3,638 people and has a typical resident age of 41, making it noticeably older than the Australian average.
3,638
▲ +32.3%
- 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 Churchlands — higher than 86% of areas.
| Churchlands | 3,638 |
|---|---|
| 6018, WA | 42,250 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 3,638, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.8% of residents.
16.8% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Churchlands splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.1% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 6.0% of the area, which is much lower than both the state and national averages.
0.1% ▼ -72.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Churchlands, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Churchlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50293/churchlands/topic/demographics-identity