1,605 ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,152
- 2016: 1,477
- 2021: 1,605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drummond Cove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drummond Cove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Family life dominates the daily rhythm of Drummond Cove, where the typical resident is just 33 years old. This is a noticeably younger community than the national figure, with a population of 1,605 people that is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
1,605
▲ +39.3%
- 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 Drummond Cove — higher than 76% of areas.
| Drummond Cove | 1,605 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 6,915 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 33, which is noticeably younger than the average for both Western Australia and Australia by five years.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is skewed toward youth, with children under 15 making up 24.5% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 18.2%, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common at 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drummond Cove splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than the state average. Relationships are often informal, with 17.6% of people in de facto partnerships, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
6.0% ▲ +78.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drummond Cove, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Drummond Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50426/drummond-cove/topic/demographics-identity