Cold Harbour · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Cold Harbour

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Cold Harbour is 48, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This small community of 108 people has a diverse age range and a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.

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Where Cold Harbour sits — Total population

108
  • 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 Cold Harbour — lower than 57% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Cold Harbour108
6302, WA 3,485
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 108 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 57% of similar areas.

108

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 76
  • 2021: 108

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55 yrs
  • 2021: 48 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors make up 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 19.4%, a rate that is about the same as the Western Australian average.

22.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Cold Harbour splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.3% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Most people are married (56.8%), while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.

5.4%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Cold Harbour, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 19%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 8 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 6 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 11 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 6 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 5 males; 10–14: 7 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 9 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Cold Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50307/cold-harbour/topic/demographics-identity