Culham · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Culham

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far older population marks the recent profile of Culham, where the typical resident is now 55. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 26 people, with nearly half the population being seniors.

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📍 Culham, Suburb / Locality

Where Culham sits — Total population

26
  • 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 Culham — lower than 83% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Culham26
6566, WA 3,296
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With a total population of 26, Culham is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 55.

26

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31
  • 2021: 26

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The area is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 46.2% of the population—far above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%. In contrast, there are no children under 15, which is far below the national average.

46.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 46.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Culham, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 80%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 3.2%. Over half of the residents are married, while 34.8% are divorced.

Marital status

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In Culham, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Divorced (30%) and Never married (26%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Culham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50360/culham/topic/demographics-identity