33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dukin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dukin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of people in Dukin are seniors, making it an exceptionally old community for the region. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
33
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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 Dukin — lower than 80% of areas.
| Dukin | 33 |
|---|---|
| 6475, WA | 350 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dukin is a small community with only 33 residents. The typical person living here is 62, which is far older than the typical resident in Western Australia.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 39.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 9.1%.
39.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dukin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though 21.7% are widowed. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Dukin, Married is the majority at 75%; Widowed is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dukin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dukin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50432/dukin/topic/demographics-identity