81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Doodlakine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Doodlakine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Doodlakine, where the typical resident is 51. This sparsely populated area has only 81 people, with a demographic profile skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
81
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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 Doodlakine — lower than 64% of areas.
| Doodlakine | 81 |
|---|---|
| 6411, WA | 133 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 only 11.1% of the population, well below the state's 19%. This helps explain why the area is older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 21% of residents, which is well above the national figure.
21.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Doodlakine, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Youth (15–24) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%. This area also has a very low number of de facto relationships, sitting far below the state figure of 12.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Doodlakine, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Doodlakine
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Doodlakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50421/doodlakine/topic/demographics-identity