140 ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 228
- 2016: 178
- 2021: 140
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cue · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cue
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Cue, where the typical resident is 63 years old. This is 25 years older than the national figure, marking it as one of the oldest areas of its kind. The town is sparsely populated with only 140 residents.
140
▼ -38.6%
- 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 Cue — lower than 53% of areas.
| Cue | 140 |
|---|---|
| 6640, WA | 215 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Cue is 63, making this area far older than both Western Australia and Australia. With only 140 people, it is smaller than about half of similar areas.
63 yrs ▲ +26.0%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 53.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 2.1%.
53.6% ▲ +222.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.1% ▼ -86.4%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cue, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, only 5.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most other areas.
8.6% ▼ -68.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.2% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cue, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (23%).
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 Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50359/cue/topic/demographics-identity