70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Copley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Copley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than the national average define Copley, where the typical person is 46. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 70 people and a distinct age profile compared to the rest of the state.
70
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- 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 Copley — lower than 67% of areas.
| Copley | 70 |
|---|---|
| 6562, WA | 1,413 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, making the population far older than both Western Australia and the national figure of 38.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 only 8.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much less common here than in most other areas.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Copley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Youth (15–24) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Copley has a very high rate of de facto relationships at 23.3%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Copley splits fairly evenly between Never married (47%) and Married (43%), with Divorced at 5%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Copley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Copley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50337/copley/topic/demographics-identity