1,051 ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,032
- 2016: 1,113
- 2021: 1,051
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dampier Peninsula · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dampier Peninsula
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 80% of the 1,051 people living in Dampier Peninsula identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a remarkably young community where the typical resident is only 30 years old. The area has a population larger than about 75% of similar places.
1,051
▲ +1.8%
- 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 Dampier Peninsula — higher than 73% of areas.
| Dampier Peninsula | 1,051 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 11,236 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 30, making the area far younger than both Western Australia and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
30 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer than in most areas at just 6.9%.
6.9% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.4% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dampier Peninsula splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is far more common here than in the rest of the state. Relationships also differ from the norm, with 22.8% of people in de facto partnerships, a figure far above the national 11.5%.
79.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.9%
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.8% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dampier Peninsula, Never married is the majority at 72%; Married is next at 19%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dampier Peninsula
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dampier Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50380/dampier-peninsula/topic/demographics-identity