701 ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 828
- 2016: 851
- 2021: 701
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Corrigin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Corrigin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Corrigin has a typical resident aged 50. This older age profile is seen across the town, where a third of the 701 residents are seniors.
701
▼ -15.3%
- 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 Corrigin — higher than 70% of areas.
| Corrigin | 701 |
|---|---|
| 6375, WA | 880 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38 years.
50 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below state and national levels at 14%.
33.0% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Corrigin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Corrigin, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Corrigin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Corrigin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50340/corrigin/topic/demographics-identity