120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 103
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eighty Mile Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eighty Mile Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of seniors live in Eighty Mile Beach than in the rest of the country, with 29.2% of residents aged 65 or over. This sparsely populated area has 120 people and a typical age of 38, which is about the same as the national figure.
120
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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 Eighty Mile Beach — lower than 56% of areas.
| Eighty Mile Beach | 120 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 11,236 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 120, which is smaller than about 55% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38 years old, which is much lower than most areas.
38 yrs —
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are very few children here, with those under 15 making up only 11.7% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 18.2% and helps explain why the area has such a high number of seniors compared to the rest of Australia.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eighty Mile Beach splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 18.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is much higher than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eighty Mile Beach, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (41%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Eighty Mile Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50477/eighty-mile-beach/topic/demographics-identity