245 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 255
- 2016: 207
- 2021: 245
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coral Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coral Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coral Bay is just 33 years old, making it noticeably younger than the national figure. This small community of 245 people is largely made up of working-age adults, with very few children or seniors living here.
245
▼ -3.9%
- 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 Coral Bay — higher than 57% of areas.
| Coral Bay | 245 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 5,259 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is much younger than most similar areas, with a typical age of 33 compared to the Western Australian and Australian figure of 38.
33 yrs ▼ -13.2%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 42%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and people aged 65 and over are both well below state and national levels.
7.8% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coral Bay, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are far more common here than across Australia, at 24.8%. Those who have never married make up the biggest group at 58.1%, while 2.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.4% ▲ +109.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.8% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coral Bay, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Coral Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50338/coral-bay/topic/demographics-identity