169 ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 522
- 2016: 188
- 2021: 169
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Durack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Durack are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, at 47.9%. This makes the area stand out from the rest of the state. It is a notably young community where the typical resident is only 32 years old.
169
▼ -67.6%
- 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 Durack — higher than 50% of areas.
| Durack | 169 |
|---|---|
| 6743, WA | 6,455 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Durack has 169 people. The typical resident is 32, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
32 yrs ▼ -8.6%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 21.3% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas.
9.5% ▲ +174.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 47.9% of the population, which is far above the state average. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than across Australia, at 21.4%.
47.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Durack, Never married is the majority at 60%; Married is next at 25%.
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50442/durack/topic/demographics-identity