120 ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 123
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eagle Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eagle Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eagle Bay is far older than most people in similar areas. This small community of 120 people is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 44.2% of the population.
120
▼ -2.4%
- 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 Eagle Bay — lower than 56% of areas.
| Eagle Bay | 120 |
|---|---|
| 6281, WA | 8,543 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 63, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
63 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors are very common, with 44.2% of people aged 65 and over, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.0%.
44.2% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eagle Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (17%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (68.6%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eagle Bay, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Eagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50447/eagle-bay/topic/demographics-identity