70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eganu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eganu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Eganu from the national average in its proportion of children. This is a young community of just 70 people where the typical resident is 32, making it noticeably younger than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
70
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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 Eganu — lower than 67% of areas.
| Eganu | 70 |
|---|---|
| 6515, WA | 323 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 32, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 6 years younger than the national figure.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 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 37.1% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain the youth of the area, as those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 11.4%.
11.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
37.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eganu splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, at 30% which is far above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates.
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.
30.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eganu, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Eganu
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Eganu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50475/eganu/topic/demographics-identity