56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deepdene · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deepdene
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Deepdene is now 53 years old, making the area far older than the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place is defined by a high number of seniors and a very small population of children.
56
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- 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 Deepdene — lower than 70% of areas.
| Deepdene | 56 |
|---|---|
| 6290, WA | 1,837 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deepdene is a small community with only 56 residents, which is smaller than about 70% of similar areas. The typical person here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 33.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 5.4% of the residents.
33.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deepdene, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas at 15.6%.
5.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deepdene, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Deepdene
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Deepdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50401/deepdene/topic/demographics-identity