272 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 196
- 2021: 272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crooked Brook · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 10 years separates the typical resident of Crooked Brook from the state and national average. This sparsely populated area is far older than most, with a population of 272 people and a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Crooked Brook — higher than 58% of areas.
| Crooked Brook | 272 |
|---|---|
| 6236, WA | 2,213 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, making the area far older than the national figure of 38.
272 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.2% of the population, which is well above the state average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at only 13.2%.
23.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Crooked Brook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 62.9%, while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.8%, which is about the same as the state figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Crooked Brook, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Crooked Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50354/crooked-brook/topic/demographics-identity