3,291 ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,895
- 2016: 2,833
- 2021: 3,291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Djugun · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Djugun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Djugun is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This area is defined by a young population and a strong Indigenous presence, with 14.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
3,291
▲ +13.7%
- 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 Djugun — higher than 85% of areas.
| Djugun | 3,291 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 11,236 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Djugun has 3,291 residents, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. The population is much younger than most other areas across the country.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over account for just 4.4% of residents.
4.4% ▲ +87.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Djugun, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far more common here than in the rest of Western Australia, where the state figure is only 3.3%. De facto relationships are also very common, at 24.2%, which is far above the national rate of 11.5%.
14.7% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Djugun splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (44%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Djugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50415/djugun/topic/demographics-identity